 Bernice Carey was born in Chetek, Wisconsin. She was an author and playwright. In 1928, she married Walter Haynes Fitch, a mechanical engineer who worked in the California oil industry. In 1942, they divorced and she married Dick Martin, a high school history teacher. Her novels are all set in California. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Reluctant Murderer | 1949 |
| 2) The Body on the Sidewalk | 1950 |
| 3) The Man Who Got Away with It | 1950 |
| 4) The Beautiful Stranger | 1951 |
| 5) The Missing Heiress | 1952 |
| 6) The Three Widows | 1952 |
| 7) Their Nearest and Dearest (Also published as: The Frightened Widow [abridged version 1954]) | 1953 |
| 8) The Fatal Picnic | 1955 |