Dorothy Brenner Francis

Website: Dorothy Francis
Birthplace: Lawrence, KS
Current Residence: Iowa, Florida Keys
Setting: Florida
Genre: mystery, children's mystery







Dorothy Brenner Francis (1926-) grew up in Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Music degree. Dorothy writes from home studios in Iowa and the Florida Keys, specializing in mystery novels and short mystery fiction for adults and children.


Book List

Key West Mystery Series
Daiquiri Dock Murder (2012)
Killer in Control (2011)

Cody Smith Mystery Series

• The Case of the Vanishing Cat, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• Cody Smith and the Holiday Mysteries, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• The Jayhawk Horse Mystery, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• The Bad Luck Bike Ride across Iowa, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• The Case of the Missing Emeralds, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• The Case of the Disappearing Kidnapper, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.

Fiction

• Adventure at Riverton Zoo, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1966.
• Mystery of the Forgotten Map, Follett (New York, NY), 1968.
• Laugh at the Evil Eye, Messner (New York, NY), 1970.
• Another Kind of Beauty, Criterion (Torrance, CA), 1970.
• Hawaiian Interlude, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1970.
• Studio Affair, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1972.
• Nurse on Assignment, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1972.
• A Blue Ribbon for Marni, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1973.
• Nurse under Fire, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1973.
• Nurse in the Caribbean, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1973.
• Murder in Hawaii, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1973.
• Nurse of the Keys, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1974.
• Golden Girl, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1974.
• Nurse of Spirit Lake, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1975.
• Keys to Love, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1975.
• The Flint Hills Foal, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1976.
• Nurse at Playland Park, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1976.
• The Legacy of Merton Manor, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1976.
• Murder in the Balance, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1976.
• (Under pseudonym Sue Alden) The Magnificent Challenge, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1976.
• (Under pseudonym Sue Alden) Nurse at St. John, Avalon (Hewlett, NY), 1977.
• Two against the Arctic, Pyramid (St. Benwood, WV), 1977.
• Piggy Bank Minds and Other Object Lessons for Children, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1977.
• Run of the Sea Witch, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1978.
• The Boy with the Blue Ears and Forty-nine Other Object Lessons for Children, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1979.
• Shoplifting: The Crime Everybody Pays For, Elsevier/Nelson Books (New York, NY), 1979, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1980, 3rd edition, 1982.
• (Under pseudonym Ellen Goforth) Path of Desire, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1980.
• New Boy in Town, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1981.
• Special Girl, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1981.
• (Under pseudonym Pat Louis) Treasure of the Heart, Harlequin (Tarrytown, NY), 1982.
• A New Dawn, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1982.
• Say Please, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1982.
• Secret Place, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1982.
• Captain Morgana Mason (children's book), Lodestar (New York, NY), 1982.
• A Blink of the Mind, Dell (New York, NY), 1982.
• The Ghost of Graydon Place, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1982.
• Just Friends, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1983.
• Vandalism: The Crime of Immaturity, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1983.
• Promises and Turtle Shells, Abingdon (Nashville, TN), 1984.
• Kiss Me Kit, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1984.
• The Magic Circle, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1984.
• The Warning, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1984.
• Bid for Romance, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1985.
• Follow Your Heart, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1986.
• The Tomorrow Star (children's book), Weekly Reader Books, 1986.
• Write On, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1986.
• Stop Thief, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1986.
• Computer Crime, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Right Kind of Girl, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1987.
• Vonnie and Monique, Silhouette (New York, NY), 1987.
• Suicide, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1989.
• Drift Bottles, Ballyhoo Books, 1990.
• Metal Detecting for Treasure, Ballyhoo Books, 1992.
• Toy Deer of the Florida Keys, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2000.
• Bigfoot in New York City, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2000.
• Survival at Big Shark Key, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2000.
• Dolphins, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• Sharks, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• Sea Turtles, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• The American Alligator, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• Borderland Horse, Perfection Learning Corp. (Logan, IA), 2001.
• Our Transportation Systems, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2002.
• Murder in Hawaii, Thorndike Press (Waterville, ME), 2002.
• Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2002.
• Conch Shell Murder, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2003.
• Courage on the Oregon Trail, Perfection Learning (Logan, IA), 2003.
• Pier Pressure: A Keely Moreno Mystery, Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2005.
• Cold-Case Killer: A Keely Moreno Mystery, Gale (Detroit, MI), 2007.
• Eden Palms Murder (2008)

See Dorthy Brenner Francis books with a Florida setting.
See also It Takes Place in Florida: Mystery.


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