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Patricia Matthews

Patricia Anne Klein Ernst was born on July 1, 1927. In 1946, she married Marvin Owen Brisco and they lived in Arizona. After they divorced in 1961, she focused on her writing career, becoming a writer of gothic novels. In 1972, she married the writer Clayton Matthews, and they moved near San Diego, California. When the market for gothic novels softened, she began writing her first romance novels. She published her first historical romance in 1976 under her second married name, Patricia Matthews. In the 1970's, she become a popular writer, called "American's First Lady of Historical Romance". She often collaborated with her husband. She was a prolific writer of gothic and romantic suspense novels, with over 15 included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV under her own name and often pen names. Series character Casey Farrel, at least in one book a female member of the Governor of Arizona's task force on crime, appeared in five books, each in collaboration with Clayton Matthews. She also wrote three books for the Thumbprint Mysteries Series, at the fourth- sixth- and eighth-grade reading levels, yet offer characters, situations, and concerns appropriate for adult readers.

Patricia Anne Brisco Matthews died at 5:30 a.m. December 07, 2006 in the familiar house of Brisco in Arizona.

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Born 1927/07/01
Died 2006/12/07

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  • Cover of: Love's Avenging Heart

    First published in 1976 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1980 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lovesragingtide00matt
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    First published in 1983 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Empire

    First published in 1982 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition empire0000matt Cover of edition empire0000matt_h8c5
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    First published in 1979 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lovesgoldendesti00matt
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    First published in 1981 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1988 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1987 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition thursdaylady0000matt
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    First published in 1980 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1986 4 editions in 1 language
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Born 1927/07/01
Died 2006/12/07
Subjects
Large type books, Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, romance, Arizona, fiction, Farrel, casey (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Fiction, romance, general, Indian women, fiction, historical, Detective and mystery stories, English language, Foreign speakers, High interest-low vocabulary books, Historical, Readers, Readers for new literates, Romance, Study and teaching, Textbooks for foreign speakers, Casey Farrel (Fictitious character), Fiction, Romance, Historical, Fiction, romance, historical, Literacy
Places
Arizona, Alaska, Australia, Boston (Mass.), California, California fiction, Erie Canal (N.Y.), Louisiana (USA), New Orleans (Louisiana), North Carolina, Phoenix, Phoenix (Ariz.), Prescott, Prescott (Ariz.), United States
People
Ben Asher, Brill Kroger, Captain Adam Street, Captain Jebediah Hawkins, Catharine Carnahan, Charlotte, Chris, Clint Devlin, Courteney Wayne, Darrel Quick, Hannah, Hannah Verner, Jessica Manning, Kelly Cole, Lieutenant Neil Dancer, Marianna Harper, Morgan Kane, Phillip Courtwright, Rory Clendenning, Sarah Moody, Serena Foster, Silas Quint, Simon Maphis
Time
1700s, Civil War, To 1788

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  • OLID: OL55996A

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Alternative names

  • P.A. Brisco
  • Patty Brisco
  • Pat A. Brisco
  • Pat Brisco
  • Laura Wylie
  • Patricia MATTHEWS
  • Patricia E. Matthews
  • patricia matthews

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August 17, 2010 Edited by CGN merge authors