Leslie Ford Books in Order

Justice Frazier is shot on the terrace of his mansion, bringing violence into Washington and Maryland's privileged social circles. Major Heath investigates further attacks and confusing evidence, with remembered footsteps on a staircase offering a possible lead.

In the Maryland college town of Landover, millionaire Daniel Sutton is murdered and his night watchman also dies. Martha Niles and her instructor husband fall under suspicion amid the many grievances surrounding Sutton's power over the community.

An elderly woman's violent death shocks a Maryland community, where a woman physician's understanding of people becomes central to the investigation. This medical mystery follows the search for a killer whose motives must be understood through human behavior.

Financier Duncan Trent is shot at his country estate while journalist Louise Cather is preparing to ghostwrite his autobiography. Lieutenant Joseph Kelly investigates, with suspicion falling on a traumatized war veteran and others who have reasons to want Trent dead.

Senator Greer is murdered shortly before announcing a change in his position on public utilities. When a lobbyist connected to him is also killed, Colonel Primrose investigates political enemies and competing interests surrounding the Washington case.

Julie lives in fear of the longstanding hatred that has already brought violence to her town. When a stranger named Ben falls in love with her, their relationship draws them toward a killer intent on vengeance.

Predatory Sandra Gould has given nearly everyone in April Harbor a reason to resent her. When she is found dead, Colonel Primrose investigates a community of possible suspects, while another killing increases the urgency of the case.

Grace Latham becomes involved with the Nash family, whose wealthy patriarch has concealed the existence of his grown daughter from his second wife. His poisoning exposes hostilities among relatives, lovers, friends, and dependents gathered around the household.

The Winthrop family is dominated by a ruthless mother and troubled by scandal among her children. When an arrow kills someone in the night, the clan faces the possibility that the murderer is one of their own.

A scheming blonde, a threatened romance, and a powerful lawyer's secret become entangled in a series of murders. Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose confront the danger surrounding people who fear a killer may be concealed among them.

Grace Latham travels to Reno and becomes involved in a mystery where romance, blackmail, and murder intersect. Colonel Primrose joins the investigation, bringing his detective work into a setting already complicated by personal relationships and damaging secrets.

Faith Yardley's engagement to a man from the North is followed by a succession of murders in Williamsburg, Virginia. As the town fears another attack, the danger surrounding the young woman's planned marriage becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.

Cecily Chapman encounters new love in Yellowstone Park, but a threatening figure from the past intrudes on her hopes. A murder draws Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose into a case surrounded by troubled relationships and old grievances.

Jennifer Reid loves Strawberry Hill, a Carolina mansion that represents the home she most cherishes. When murder disrupts its sheltered life, she and the man she loves face a killer whose presence threatens their future together.

Washington columnist Sylvia Peele circulates secrets among the rich and powerful, making enemies as readily as friends. Her murder draws Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose into a case involving rival journalism, personal loyalties, and the city's tense political atmosphere.

Cornelia Cartwright takes fellow Garden Club members to Natchez, planning to stay with secretary Letty Drayton's relatives. Family hostility, competing marriage plans, and a secret in a locket turn their pilgrimage into a dangerous murder mystery.

Lawrason Hillyard controls both production of a metal needed for war and its allocation through Washington's Office of Production Management. His murder draws Colonel Primrose and Grace Latham into a case involving business power, family hostility, and wartime interests.

Wealthy D. J. Durbin's beautiful wife Courtney threatens Molly Crane's relationship with Cass, recently returned from the Orient. A double murder brings Colonel Primrose into the investigation while Grace Latham watches over Molly amid tangled romantic loyalties.

In wartime San Francisco, philanthropist Loring Kimball is found poisoned after an air-raid blackout. Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose investigate a household shaped by controlling relationships, financial obligations, and resentments concealed beneath its respectable appearance.

Columnist Myron Kane enjoys a reputation for telling the truth, but those who know him fear his ability to ruin lives. When he is stabbed, Colonel Primrose and Grace Latham investigate a death surrounded by dangerous revelations.

Grace Latham visits a house above Honolulu as an American who has lived in Japan returns to his Hawaiian family. His murder draws her into a case involving wartime betrayal, family tensions, and Colonel Primrose's investigation.

A mysterious woman dressed in black interrupts a Washington cocktail party, setting off violence and murder among its guests. Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose investigate her identity and her connection to a wealthy industrialist and prominent social figures.

Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose investigate amid Hollywood's social circles, where an accidental death and an apparently staged suicide complicate their case. Blackmail, hatred, and concealed identities obscure the relationships behind the increasingly dangerous events.

A young actor becomes involved with two distressed women after a violent death disrupts an Annapolis evening. Conflicting accounts and tangled relationships draw him into a murder case that threatens both the women and his own hopes.

Janey Blake has gambling debts, bad checks, and a troubled marriage when she finally wins a jackpot. A gilded coin among her winnings connects her to a murder and becomes an object a killer desperately wants back.

Betsy Dayton travels to the Bahamas with Scott Beckwith to meet his wealthy family. Their visit draws her into unresolved trouble from the past, turning a romantic holiday into a murder mystery within the family's island household.

Congressman Hamilton Vair pursues political power through bribery, blackmail, and exploitation of those around him. When murder enters the struggle, Grace Latham and Colonel Primrose investigate whether his ambitions have driven him beyond his already ruthless methods.

A weekend gathering at a Newport mansion brings together a young heiress, wealthy guests, and women maneuvering around a large inheritance. Romance and social games give way to murder during the elaborate festivities surrounding their stay.

Spig and Molly O'Leary enjoy life in the quiet Maryland town of Eden until a long-forgotten death threatens its peace. The shadow of that past event grows more dangerous as the prospect of a new murder emerges.

Baltimore lawyer Johnny Brayton falls for a woman repeatedly arrested during nightclub raids, then learns she works for the police. When his father is murdered and suspicion falls on his mother, her hidden profession becomes unexpectedly important.

Two nights before her wedding, Baltimore debutante Mary Melissa Seaton becomes the victim of a violent assault. The search for her attacker unfolds within a society whose conventions offer little protection against a criminal threatening further victims.