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| birth_place = Amarillo, Texas | birth_place = ]
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'''Martha Kay Renfroe''' ({{Daterangedash|1938-06-05|2016-08-20|mdy}}) was an American writer of ] and ]. She published works as '''M.K. Wren'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2016/10/14/rip-science-fiction-author-mk.html|title=RIP, science fiction author MK Wren|date=2016-10-14|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>


Renfroe was born in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2845294.M_K_Wren|title=M.K. Wren|website=]|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>
'''Martha Kay Renfroe''' (June 5, 1938 – August 20, 2016) was an ] writer, author of ] and ] under the ] '''M.K. Wren'''.<ref></ref>


== Career ==
Renfroe was born in on June 5, 1938 ].<ref name="Goodreads">{{cite web |title=M.K. Wren |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2845294.M_K_Wren |website=Goodreads |accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref> Her work includes the "Conan Flagg" mystery series and the ] '']'', set along the Oregon coast.
Her work included the ''Conan Flagg Mystery'' series, the ''Phoenix Legacy'', a space opera trilogy, and '']'' (1990).

From the 1960s until the end of her life she lived with her companion, ]. Renfroe died on August 20, 2016 in ].<ref name="Science Fiction Encyclopedia">{{cite web |title=Wren, M K |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wren_m_k |website=Science Fiction Encyclopedia |accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>


== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Publisher
!Date
!ISBN
|-
|''A Gift Upon the Shore''
|Ballantine Books
|{{Date|1990-02-03|MDY}}
|{{ISBNT|0-345-36341-8}}
|-
|''Neely Jones: The Medusa Pool''
|Minotaur Books
|{{Date|1999-10-13|MDY}}
|{{ISBNT|0-312-24223-9}}
|-
|''The Shadow of Light'' (unpublished)
| colspan="3" |{{Center|—}}
|}

=== ''A Conan Flagg Mystery'' (1973–1994) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Title
!Publisher
!Date
!ISBN
|-
|1
|''Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat''
| rowspan="6" |Doubleday
|January 1973
|{{ISBNT|0-385-06478-0}}
|-
|2
|''A Multitude of Sins''
|January 1975
|{{ISBNT|0-385-06720-8}}
|-
|3
|''Oh, Bury Me Not''
|January 1976
|{{ISBNT|0-385-12078-8}}
|-
|4
|''Nothing's Certain but Death''
|January 1978
|{{ISBNT|0-385-13283-2}}
|-
|5
|''Seasons of Death''
|April 1981
|{{ISBNT|0-385-17413-6}}
|-
|6
|''Wake Up, Darlin' Corey''
|January 1984
|{{ISBNT|0-385-19292-4}}
|-
|7
|''Dead Matter''
| rowspan="2" |Fawcett
|{{Date|1993-05-29|MDY}}
|{{ISBNT|0-345-37821-0}}
|-
|8
|''King of the Mountain''
|{{Date|1994-11-30|MDY}}
|{{ISBNT|0-345-39019-9}}
|}


=== ''Phoenix Legacy'' (1981) ===
* ] series
{| class="wikitable"
** ''Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat'' (1973)
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
** ''A Multitude of Sins'' (1975)
!Title
** ''Oh, Bury Me Not'' (1976)
!Publisher
** ''Nothing's Certain But Death'' (1978)
!Date
** ''Seasons of Death'' (1981)
!ISBN
** ''Wake Up, Darlin' Corey'' (1984)
|-
** ''Dead Matter'' (1993)
|1
** ''King of the Mountain'' (1994)
|''Sword of the Lamb''
* ] trilogy
| rowspan="3" |Berkley
** ''Sword of the Lamb'' (1981)
|February 1981
** ''Shadow of the Swan'' (1981)
|{{ISBNT|0-425-04746-6}}
** ''House of the Wolf'' (1981)
|-
* Neely Jones series
|2
** ''The Medusa Pool'' (1999)
* ''A Gift Upon the Shore'' (1990) |''Shadow of the Swan''
|July 1981
* '' The Shadow of Light'' (not yet published)
|{{ISBNT|0-425-04747-4}}
|-
|3
|''House of the Wolf''
|October 1981
|{{ISBNT|0-425-05058-0}}
|}

== Later life ==
Renfroe died on {{Date|2016-08-20|MDY}}, in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wren_m_k|title=Wren, M K|date=2017-12-26|website=]|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> She was survived by her long-term partner ].


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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M. K. Wren
BornMartha Kay Renfroe
(1938-06-05)June 5, 1938
Amarillo, Texas
DiedAugust 20, 2016(2016-08-20) (aged 78)
Lincoln City, Oregon
Pen nameM.K. Wren
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreMystery, Science fiction
Notable worksThe Phoenix Legacy
PartnerRuth Dennis Grover

Martha Kay Renfroe (June 5, 1938 – August 20, 2016) was an American writer of mystery and science fiction. She published works as M.K. Wren.

Renfroe was born in Amarillo, Texas.

Career

Her work included the Conan Flagg Mystery series, the Phoenix Legacy, a space opera trilogy, and A Gift Upon the Shore (1990).

Bibliography

Title Publisher Date ISBN
A Gift Upon the Shore Ballantine Books February 3, 1990 0-345-36341-8
Neely Jones: The Medusa Pool Minotaur Books October 13, 1999 0-312-24223-9
The Shadow of Light (unpublished) —

A Conan Flagg Mystery (1973–1994)

No. Title Publisher Date ISBN
1 Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat Doubleday January 1973 0-385-06478-0
2 A Multitude of Sins January 1975 0-385-06720-8
3 Oh, Bury Me Not January 1976 0-385-12078-8
4 Nothing's Certain but Death January 1978 0-385-13283-2
5 Seasons of Death April 1981 0-385-17413-6
6 Wake Up, Darlin' Corey January 1984 0-385-19292-4
7 Dead Matter Fawcett May 29, 1993 0-345-37821-0
8 King of the Mountain November 30, 1994 0-345-39019-9

Phoenix Legacy (1981)

No. Title Publisher Date ISBN
1 Sword of the Lamb Berkley February 1981 0-425-04746-6
2 Shadow of the Swan July 1981 0-425-04747-4
3 House of the Wolf October 1981 0-425-05058-0

Later life

Renfroe died on August 20, 2016, in Lincoln City, Oregon. She was survived by her long-term partner Ruth Dennis Grover.

References

  1. "RIP, science fiction author MK Wren". Boing Boing. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  2. "M.K. Wren". Goodreads. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. "Wren, M K". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

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