M. K. Wren

Martha Kay Renfroe (Template:Daterangedash) was an American writer of mystery and science fiction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Renfroe, who published her works under the pseudonym M.K. Wren, was best known for her mystery series featuring the character Conan Flagg.<ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Renfroe was born in Texas.

Career

Using the nom de plume M. K. Wren, her works included the Conan Flagg Mystery series, the Phoenix Legacy, a space opera trilogy, and A Gift Upon the Shore (1990),<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> a post-apocalyptic novel. Publishers Weekly in its review of A Gift Upon the Shore described Wren's descriptions of "the subsistence-level daily life – the triumphs, the losses and the desperation" – as "compelling depictions."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A Los Angeles Times review called Wren’s writing of the same book as "clear and concise for the most part, though bordering on the mystic when it comes to her descriptions of the woods, and especially the ocean in its many moods."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The New York Times included it in its overview of recently released crime/suspense novels in its "Criminal At Large" column, describing Wren's A Multitude of Sins as "an artificial and pretentious formula mystery about an heiress who is a pianistic genius."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Conan Flagg mysteries were translated into German and released by München Goldmann publisher in the late 1970s in Germany.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Personal life

Renfroe was a longtime resident of Lincoln City, Oregon.<ref name="auto"/> She was also an artist whose artwork showed in galleries and at juried and invitational shows.<ref name="auto1"/>

Bibliography

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
A Gift Upon the Shore	Ballantine Books	February 3, 1990	Template:ISBNT
Neely Jones: The Medusa Pool	Minotaur Books	October 13, 1999	Template:ISBNT
The Shadow of Light (unpublished)	Template:Center

A Conan Flagg Mystery (1973–1994)

Template:Abbr	Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
1	Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat	Doubleday	January 1973	Template:ISBNT
2	A Multitude of Sins		January 1975	Template:ISBNT
3	Oh, Bury Me Not		January 1976	Template:ISBNT
4	Nothing's Certain but Death		January 1978	Template:ISBNT
5	Seasons of Death		April 1981	Template:ISBNT
6	Wake Up, Darlin' Corey		January 1984	Template:ISBNT
7	Dead Matter	Fawcett	May 29, 1993	Template:ISBNT
8	King of the Mountain		November 30, 1994	Template:ISBNT

Phoenix Legacy (1981)

Template:Abbr	Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
1	Sword of the Lamb	Berkley	February 1981	Template:ISBNT
2	Shadow of the Swan		July 1981	Template:ISBNT
3	House of the Wolf		October 1981	Template:ISBNT

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