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 Dianne Day was born in Greenville, Mississippi. She also wrote romances under the pseudonyms 'Madelyn Sanders', and 'Diana Bane'. She is the creator of 'Fremont Jones', a private investigator in San Francisco in the early 20th century.  | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Fremont Jones' Novels | |
| 1) The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Macavity Award) | 1995 | 
| 2) Fire and Fog | 1996 | 
| 3) The Bohemian Murders | 1997 | 
| 4) Emperor Norton's Ghost | 1998 | 
| 5) Death Train to Boston | 1999 | 
| 6) Beacon Street Mourning | 2000 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Cut to the Heart | 2002 |