Leslie Ford Books in Order

Zenith Jones Brown was an American crime fiction writer who also wrote for a time in England. She wrote under the pseudonyms David Frome, Leslie Ford, and Brenda Conrad. She is perhaps best known for her novels featuring the fictional Grace Latham and John Primrose, though some of her earlier standalone work has been praised.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Leslie Ford

  • #1
    The Strangled Witness(1934)
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  • #2
    Ill Met by Moonlight(1937)
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  • #3
    The Simple Way of Poison(1937)
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  • #4
    Three Bright Pebbles (By: Zenith Brown)(1938)
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  • #5
    Mr. Cromwell Is Dead aka Reno Rendezvous(1939)
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  • #6
    False to Any Man aka Snow-white Murder(1939)
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  • #7
    Old Lover's Ghost(1940)
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  • #8
    The Murder of the Fifth Colimnist aka A Capitol Crime(1941)
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  • #9
    Murder in the O. P. M aka Priority Murder(1942)
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  • #10
    Siren in the Night(1943)
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  • #11
    All for the Love of a Lady aka Crack of Dawn(1943)
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  • #12
    The Philadelphia Murder Story(1945)
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  • #13
    Honolulu Murder Story aka Honolulu Story(1947)
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  • #14
    The Woman In Black(1947)
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  • #15
    The Devil's Stronghold(1948)
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  • #16
    Washington Whispers Murder aka The Lying Jade(1953)
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  • #1
    Murder in Maryland(1932)
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  • #2
    The Clue of the Judas Tree(1933)
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  • #1
    Footsteps On the Stairs aka The Sound of Footsteps(1931)
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  • #2
    By the Watchman's Clock(1932)
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  • #3
    Burn Forever aka Mountain Madness(1935)
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  • #4
    The Town Cried Murder(1939)
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  • #5
    Road to Folly(1940)
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  • #6
    A Capital Crime aka The Murder of the Fifth Columnist(1941)
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  • #7
    Murder Down South aka Muder with Southern Hospitality(1942)
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  • #8
    Date with Death aka Shot in the Dark(1949)
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  • #9
    Murder Is the Pay-off(1951)
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  • #10
    The Bahamas Murder Case(1952)
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  • #11
    Invitation to Murder(1954)
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  • #12
    Murder Comes to Eden(1955)
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  • #13
    The Girl from the Mimosa Club(1957)
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  • #14
    Trial by Ambush(1963)
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  • #15
    Murder Plus(1992)
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About Leslie Ford

Zenith Jones Brown was an American crime fiction writer who also wrote for a time in England. She wrote under the pseudonyms David Frome, Leslie Ford, and Brenda Conrad. She is perhaps best known for her novels featuring the fictional Grace Latham and John Primrose, though some of her earlier standalone work has been praised.

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