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
- #1AmazonThe Strangled Witness(1934)
- #2AmazonIll Met by Moonlight(1937)
- #3AmazonThe Simple Way of Poison(1937)
- #4AmazonThree Bright Pebbles (By: Zenith Brown)(1938)
- #5AmazonMr. Cromwell Is Dead aka Reno Rendezvous(1939)
- #6AmazonFalse to Any Man aka Snow-white Murder(1939)
- #7AmazonOld Lover's Ghost(1940)
- #8AmazonThe Murder of the Fifth Colimnist aka A Capitol Crime(1941)
- #9AmazonMurder in the O. P. M aka Priority Murder(1942)
- #10AmazonSiren in the Night(1943)
- #11AmazonAll for the Love of a Lady aka Crack of Dawn(1943)
- #12AmazonThe Philadelphia Murder Story(1945)
- #13AmazonHonolulu Murder Story aka Honolulu Story(1947)
- #14AmazonThe Woman In Black(1947)
- #15AmazonThe Devil's Stronghold(1948)
- #16AmazonWashington Whispers Murder aka The Lying Jade(1953)
- #1AmazonFootsteps On the Stairs aka The Sound of Footsteps(1931)
- #2AmazonBy the Watchman's Clock(1932)
- #3AmazonBurn Forever aka Mountain Madness(1935)
- #4AmazonThe Town Cried Murder(1939)
- #5AmazonRoad to Folly(1940)
- #6AmazonA Capital Crime aka The Murder of the Fifth Columnist(1941)
- #7AmazonMurder Down South aka Muder with Southern Hospitality(1942)
- #8AmazonDate with Death aka Shot in the Dark(1949)
- #9AmazonMurder Is the Pay-off(1951)
- #10AmazonThe Bahamas Murder Case(1952)
- #11AmazonInvitation to Murder(1954)
- #12AmazonMurder Comes to Eden(1955)
- #13AmazonThe Girl from the Mimosa Club(1957)
- #14AmazonTrial by Ambush(1963)
- #15AmazonMurder Plus(1992)
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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