Jane Dentinger
Jane Dentinger (born September 9, 1951)[1] is an American mystery writer and former actress.
A graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in acting and directing, Dentinger moved to New York City,[2] finding work as an actress both on Broadway and in regional theater.[3] For a time she worked at the Murder Ink bookstore.[4] Beginning in 2006 she was the editor in chief of the Mystery Guild.[5][6][7] She is best known for the series of mysteries she wrote featuring Jocelyn "Josh" O'Roarke, an actress in New York City.
Works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Murder on Cue (1983)
- First Hit of the Season (1984)
- Death Mask (1988)
- Dead Pan (1992)
- The Queen is Dead (1994)
- Who Dropped Peter Pan? (1995)
Collections
[edit]- Murder, They Wrote (1997) (with Mary Daheim, Marjorie Eccles, Sally Gunning, Jean Hager, Ellen Hart, Kate Kingsbury, Janet Laurence, Marlys Millhiser, and Nancy Pickard)
References
[edit]- ^ John Willis (March 1981). Theatre World 1979-1980. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-517-54264-4.
- ^ a b "Jane Dentinger". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Allen J. Hubin; Otto Penzler; Michael Seidman; Kathy B. Daniel (1984). The Armchair Detective. Allen J. Hubin. ISBN 978-0-89296-321-8.
- ^ Shapiro, Gary (December 20, 2006). "Who Done It? Mystery Bookstore To Vanish". The New York Sun. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Bookview, March 2006 - Publishing Trends". www.publishingtrends.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "You call it murder, I call it an unparalleled opportunity for the victim's understudy :: Reviews :: James Nicoll Reviews". jamesdavisnicoll.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "No mystery to cozies' success". chicagotribune.com. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Jane Dentinger". www.stopyourekillingme.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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