Author: Zenith Jones Brown
Alternate names: David Frome; Leslie Ford; Zenith Jones Brown; Leslie Ford Ford; Zenith Brown; Zenith (Jones) Brown; Brenda Conrad
Born: 1898
Died: 1983
Bio: Zenith Jones Brown (1898 – 1983) was an American crime fiction writer. She wrote under the pseudonyms <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2248524A/David_Frome">David Frome</a>, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2235708A/Leslie_Ford">Leslie Ford</a>, and Brenda Conrad. Brown began writing as David Frome in 1929 while living in England. She used the pen name Leslie Ford for her mystery novels published in the United States. During World War II, she wrote several novels about nurses under the name Brenda Conrad. Brown was also a war correspondent for the United States Air Force.
Her books were often serialized in *The Saturday Evening Post* before being published. Brown also wrote short stories, which were published in various periodicals and anthologies.
Her series characters included Lt. Joseph Kelly (2 books) and Grace Latham, the independent widow of a diplomat, with retired Army officer Colonel John Primrose (16 books) published under Leslie Ford; and Major Gregory Lewis (3 books) and Evan Pinkerton and Inspector J. Humphrey Bull (12 books) published under David Frome. She also wrote stand-alone novels under the Ford name.

 * <a href="http://www.girl-detective.net/leslie_ford.html"> Leslie Ford at Girl Detective</a>

 * <a href="http://bookscribbles.blogspot.mx/2012/07/leslie-fords-fall-from-grace.html"> Leslie Ford at Book Scribbles</a>