Jane Dentinger
American novelist
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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)
