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Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery Books in Order

Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery by Frances Crane contains 26 books, published between 1941 and 1965. The first book is The Turquoise Shop (1941) and the newest is Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree (1965). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1941–1965
Pages on record
825 in 5 of 26 books
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Frances Crane's Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series contains 26 novels published from 1941 to 1965. Pat Abbott is a private investigator, and the books are murder investigations, some set against the Second World War. The Turquoise Shop (1941) opens the series, and the early titles each carry a colour, as in The Golden Box, The Applegreen Cat and The Shocking Pink Hat. Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree (1965) is the final book.

How many Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books are there?

Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery has 26 books, released between 1941 and 1965.

Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane, book 1 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series (1941)
  2. Cover of The Golden Box by Frances Crane, book 2 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series (1942)
  3. Cover of The Yellow Violet by Frances Crane, book 3 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series (1942)
  4. Cover of The Applegreen Cat by Frances Crane, book 4 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series (1943)
  5. Cover of The Pink Umbrella / The Pink Umbrella Murder by Frances Crane, book 5 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series
  6. Cover of The Amethyst Spectacles by Frances Crane, book 6 of the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery series (1944)
  1. 1
    The Turquoise Shop1941 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1941189
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  2. 2
    The Golden Box1942 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1942159
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  3. 3
    The Yellow Violet1942 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1942159
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  4. 4
    The Applegreen Cat1943 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1943159
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  5. 5
    The Pink Umbrella / The Pink Umbrella Murder1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  6. 6
    The Amethyst Spectacles1944 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1944159
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  7. 7
    The Indigo Necklace / The Indigo Necklace Murders1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  8. 8
    The Cinnamon Murder1946 · confirmed 2/4
    1946–
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  9. 9
    The Shocking Pink Hat1946 · confirmed 2/4
    1946–
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  10. 10
    Murder on the Purple Water1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  11. 11
    Black Cypress1948 · confirmed 2/4
    1948–
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  12. 12
    The Flying Red Horse1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  13. 13
    The Daffodil Blonde1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  14. 14
    Murder in Blue Street / Death in the Blue Hour1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  15. 15
    The Polkadot Murder1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  16. 16
    13 White Tulips1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  17. 17
    Murder in Bright Red1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  18. 18
    The Coral Princess Murders1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  19. 19
    Death in Lilac Time1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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    Horror on the Ruby X1956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  21. 21
    The Ultra-Violet Widow1956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  22. 22
    The Buttercup Case1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  23. 23
    The Man in Gray / The Grey Stranger1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  24. 24
    Death-Wish Green1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  25. 25
    The Amber Eyes1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  26. 26
    Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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Is there a chronological order for Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery?

No separate chronological order is on record for Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books in order?

You should read the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery

Start with The Turquoise Shop (1941), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery book?

Body Beneath a Mandarin Tree (1965) is the newest Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery book coming?

No next Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery title on record dates from 1965, 61 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
825 pages across the 5 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 159 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books, 12 of 26, were published in the 1940s.

What the Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books are about

4 of the 26 Pat and Jean Abbott Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Frances Crane

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.