Donna Fletcher Crow

Donna Fletcher Crow (born 1941) is an American mystery writer known for historical Christian fiction.^[1][2][3][4] She lives in Boise, Idaho, but sets much of her work in England.^[2][4]

Crow was born in Nampa, Idaho in 1941.^[5] She was an only child and grew up learning to ride horses.^[3] Crow participated in competitive riding, winning the titles of Snake River Stampede Rodeo Queen in 1959 and Miss Rodeo Idaho in 1960,^[6] and she was a runner up in the Miss Rodeo America 1960 competition.^[3] Crow graduated from Northwest Nazarene College with a bachelor's in English literature in 1964 and afterwards, she taught English and drama in high school.^[5]

Crow founded an alternative Wesleyan-Anglican church called Epworth Chapel on the Green.^[3]

Crow promoted her nonfiction book, Recipes for the Protein Diet in 1972.^[7] A reviewer for the Idaho Free Press felt that there was good variety among the recipes and the pictures were realistic and "mouth-watering."^[8]

Crow's novel, Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England, won the best historical novel of 1992 from the National Federation of Press Women.^[5] Her work has been compared to Veronica Black and Carol Anne O'Marie by Library Journal.^[9]

• The Keeper of the Stone: Of Saints and Chieftains (2021)
• The Forger of a Nation: Of Kings and Kingdoms (2021)
• The Refiner of the Realm: Of Queens and Clerics (2021)
• The Vanquishers of Tyranny: Of Priests and Patriots (2021)
• The Planting of Ulster: Of Visionaries and Builders (2021)
• The Hammering of the Inhabitancy: Of Brothers and Strangers (2021)
• The Strife of Ascendancy: Of People and Rulers (2022)
• The Shaping of the Union: Of Plots and Parliaments (2022)
• The Famishment of the People: Of Hunger and Fulfillment (2022)
• The Dawning of Peace: Of Dreamers and Designers (2022)

• A Very Private Grave. Monarch Books. 2010. ISBN 9781854249685.
• A Darkly Hidden Truth. Monarch Books. 2011. ISBN 9780857210500.
• An Unholy Communion. Lion Fiction. 2013. ISBN 9781782640042.
• A Newly Crimsoned Reliquary (2014)
• An All-Consuming Fire (2015)
• Against All Fierce Hostility (2020)

• The Flame Ignites (2015)
• Shadow of Reality (1992) (reissued as The Shadow of Reality, 2018)
• A Midsummer Eve's Nightmare (2012)
• A Jane Austen Encounter (2013)
• A Most Singular Venture (2016)

• A Most Inconvenient Death. Moody Press. 1993. ISBN 9780802427106.
• Grave Matters. Moody Press. 1994. ISBN 9780802427113.
• To Dust You Shall Return (1995)
• A Tincture of Murder (2012)
• A Lethal Spectre (2018)

• Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England (1992) (new ed. 2013)
• Glastonbury: A Novel of the Holy Grail (ebook) (2012)
• The Fields of Bannockburn: A Novel of Scotland from Origins to Independence (1996)
• The Banks of the Boyne: The Generations of Northern Ireland (1998)

• All Things New. Beacon Hill Press. 1997. ISBN 9780834116740.
• Roses in Autumn. Beacon Hill Press. 1998. ISBN 9780834117136.

• Kathryn. Moody Press. 1992. ISBN 9780802445278.
• Elizabeth. Moody Press. 1993. ISBN 9780802445285.
• Stephanie. Moody Press. 1993. ISBN 9780802445292.

• A Gentle Calling (1994)
• Treasures of the Heart. Crossway Books. 1994. ISBN 9780891078074.
• Where Love Begins (1994)
• To Be Worthy (1994)
• Encounter the Light. Crossway Books. 1997. ISBN 9780891078760.
• Where Love Calls. Crossway Books. 1998. ISBN 9780891079989.

• The Castle of Dreams (1992)

• Love Unmerited (1986)
• The Desires of Your Heart (1985)
• Greengold Autumn (1984)

• General Kempthorne's Victory Tour (1987)
• The Evil Plot of Dr. Zarnof (1983)
• Mr. Xanthu's Golden Scheme (1985)
• Professor Q's Mysterious Machine (1983)

• Seasons of Prayer: Discovering the Riches of the Church Year Through Classic Prayer (2000)
• The Frantic Mother Cookbook (1982)
• Recipes for the Protein Diet (1972)

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