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Frances Crane Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Frances Crane in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 2 series

Frances Crane was an American author best known for the Pat and Jean Abbott mystery series. Her popular whodunits, featuring the globe-trotting married sleuths, were adapted into radio and film. This page provides the Frances Crane books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Frances Crane in Publication Order

1941 The Turquoise Shop POoPaJAMB / 1 Buy
1942 The Golden Box POoPaJAMB / 2 Buy
1942 The Yellow Violet POoPaJAMB / 3 Buy
1943 The Applegreen Cat POoPaJAMB / 4 Buy
1943 The Pink Umbrella / The Pink Umbrella Murder POoPaJAMB / 5 Buy
1944 The Amethyst Spectacles POoPaJAMB / 6 Buy
1944 The Indigo Necklace / The Indigo Necklace Murders POoPaJAMB / 7 Buy
1946 The Cinnamon Murder POoPaJAMB / 8 Buy
1946 The Shocking Pink Hat POoPaJAMB / 9 Buy
1947 Murder on the Purple Water POoPaJAMB / 10 Buy
1948 Black Cypress POoPaJAMB / 11 Buy
1949 The Flying Red Horse POoPaJAMB / 12 Buy
1950 The Daffodil Blonde POoPaJAMB / 13 Buy
1951 Murder in Blue Street / Death in the Blue Hour POoPaJAMB / 14 Buy
1951 The Polkadot Murder POoPaJAMB / 15 Buy
1953 13 White Tulips POoPaJAMB / 16 Buy
1953 Murder in Bright Red POoPaJAMB / 17 Buy
1954 The Coral Princess Murders POoPaJAMB / 18 Buy
1955 Death in Lilac Time POoPaJAMB / 19 Buy
1956 Horror on the Ruby X POoPaJAMB / 20 Buy
1956 The Ultra-Violet Widow POoPaJAMB / 21 Buy
1958 The Buttercup Case POoPaJAMB / 22 Buy
1958 The Man in Gray / The Grey Stranger POoPaJAMB / 23 Buy
1960 Death-Wish Green POoPaJAMB / 24 Buy
1961 The Reluctant Sleuth POoSN / 1 Buy
1962 The Amber Eyes POoPaJAMB / 25 Buy
1965 Three Days in Hong Kong POoSN / 2 Buy
1965 Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree POoPaJAMB / 26 Buy
1966 A Very Quiet Murder POoSN / 3 Buy
1968 Worse Than a Crime POoSN / 4 Buy

Complete Frances Crane Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Turquoise Shop 1941 Buy
02 The Golden Box 1942 Buy
03 The Yellow Violet 1942 Buy
04 The Applegreen Cat 1943 Buy
05 The Pink Umbrella / The Pink Umbrella Murder 1943 Buy
06 The Amethyst Spectacles 1944 Buy
07 The Indigo Necklace / The Indigo Necklace Murders 1944 Buy
08 The Cinnamon Murder 1946 Buy
09 The Shocking Pink Hat 1946 Buy
10 Murder on the Purple Water 1947 Buy
11 Black Cypress 1948 Buy
12 The Flying Red Horse 1949 Buy
13 The Daffodil Blonde 1950 Buy
14 Murder in Blue Street / Death in the Blue Hour 1951 Buy
15 The Polkadot Murder 1951 Buy
16 13 White Tulips 1953 Buy
17 Murder in Bright Red 1953 Buy
18 The Coral Princess Murders 1954 Buy
19 Death in Lilac Time 1955 Buy
20 Horror on the Ruby X 1956 Buy
21 The Ultra-Violet Widow 1956 Buy
22 The Buttercup Case 1958 Buy
23 The Man in Gray / The Grey Stranger 1958 Buy
24 Death-Wish Green 1960 Buy
25 The Amber Eyes 1962 Buy
26 Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree 1965 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1961-1968
01 The Reluctant Sleuth 1961 Buy
02 Three Days in Hong Kong 1965 Buy
03 A Very Quiet Murder 1966 Buy
04 Worse Than a Crime 1968 Buy

Where to start with Frances Crane

What is the best order to read Frances Crane books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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