Jane Dentinger Explained

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

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:^{[2] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Book: John Willis. Theatre World 1979-1980. March 1981. Crown Publishing Group. 978-0-517-54264-4.
2. Web site: Jane Dentinger. www.fantasticfiction.com. 17 December 2018.
3. Book: Allen J. Hubin. Otto Penzler. Michael Seidman. Kathy B. Daniel. The Armchair Detective. 1984. Allen J. Hubin. 978-0-89296-321-8 .
4. Web site: Who Done It? Mystery Bookstore To Vanish. Gary. Shapiro. December 20, 2006. The New York Sun. 17 December 2018.
5. Web site: Bookview, March 2006 - Publishing Trends. www.publishingtrends.com. 17 December 2018.
6. Web site: You call it murder, I call it an unparalleled opportunity for the victim's understudy :: Reviews :: James Nicoll Reviews. jamesdavisnicoll.com. 17 December 2018.
7. Web site: No mystery to cozies' success. chicagotribune.com. 24 February 2004 . 17 December 2018.
8. Web site: Jane Dentinger. www.stopyourekillingme.com. 17 December 2018.