Background
Herndon, Nancy Ruth was born on May 29, 1934 in St. Louis. Daughter of Robert Stanley and Ruth Edna (Tutein) Fairbanks.
(Elena Jarvis is an officer in the Crimes Against Persons ...)
Elena Jarvis is an officer in the Crimes Against Persons department of the Los Santos, Texas, police. She's got a sharp mind and a strong sense of justice. She's also got a condescending boss, a chauvinist partner and an overprotective narc ex-husband. However, she always knew police work would mean dealing with troublemakers.
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(A political conflict over the scarce water supply in Los ...)
A political conflict over the scarce water supply in Los Santos, Texas, turns into a deadly guerrilla war that explodes during the university graduation ceremony, prompting Detective Elena Jarvis to stop a murderous bomber. Original."
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(A professor claims his ex-wife is trying to kill him, so ...)
A professor claims his ex-wife is trying to kill him, so Elena Jarvis investigates and uncovers the man's fondness for pretty students, but when he is allegedly murdered and turns up alive, Ellen discovers the real victim--and killer.
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(When Graham Fullerton, the campus Casanova of Herbert Hob...)
When Graham Fullerton, the campus Casanova of Herbert Hobart University, turns up dead, the victim of a poisoning, Detective Elena Jarvis of the Los Santos, Texas, searches for a killer among the many suspects from the pages of Graham's little black book. Original.
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(Investigating the death of a promising young student who ...)
Investigating the death of a promising young student who was crushed under a heavy statue at the campus library, officer Elena Jarvis uncovers many contradictory facts regarding the victim's character.
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Herndon, Nancy Ruth was born on May 29, 1934 in St. Louis. Daughter of Robert Stanley and Ruth Edna (Tutein) Fairbanks.
Bachelor in English, University Missouri, 1956. Bachelor of Journalism in Advertising, University Missouri, 1956. Master of Arts in English, Rice University, 1958.
Advertising writer, proofreader, Foley's Department Store, Houston, 1957; advertising proofreader, Darcy Advertising Company. New York City, 1958; advertising copywriter, Howlands Department Store, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1959; lecturer English, New York University, New York City, 1959-1961; lecturer English, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1962-1963; lecturer English, Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, 1965-1966; lecturer English, University Texas, El Paso, 1976-1981; freelance writer, El Paso, since 1989.
(When Graham Fullerton, the campus Casanova of Herbert Hob...)
(A professor claims his ex-wife is trying to kill him, so ...)
(A political conflict over the scarce water supply in Los ...)
(Investigating the death of a promising young student who ...)
(Elena Jarvis is an officer in the Crimes Against Persons ...)
Member National Organization for Women, Southwest Writers Workshop, Sisters in Crime, Western Writers of America, U. Womens Club El Paso, National Trust History Preservation, Smithsonian Associations, Planned Parenthood, Phi Beta Kappa (member Mortar Bd.1955).
Married William Cecil Herndon, December 27, 1956. Children: William Robert, Matthew.