Jane Dentinger (born September 9, 1951) 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, finding work as an actress both on Broadway and in regional theater. For a time she worked at the Murder Ink bookstore. Beginning in 2006 she was the editor in chief of the Mystery Guild. She is best known for the series of mysteries she wrote featuring Jocelyn "Josh" O'Roarke, an actress in New York City.
Works
Novels
- 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
- Murder, They Wrote (1997) (with Mary Daheim, Marjorie Eccles, Sally Gunning, Jean Hager, Ellen Hart, Kate Kingsbury, Janet Laurence, Marlys Millhiser, and Nancy Pickard)
Sources:
References
- John Willis (March 1981). Theatre World 1979-1980. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-517-54264-4.
- ^ "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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