M. K. Wren
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Martha Kay Renfroe is an Oregon
writer, author of mystery
and science fiction
under the penname M.K. Wren. Her work includes the "Conan Flagg" mystery series and the post-apocalyptic novel
A Gift Upon the Shore
, set along the Oregon coast.
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
writer, author of mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
under the penname M.K. Wren. Her work includes the "Conan Flagg" mystery series and the post-apocalyptic novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
A Gift Upon the Shore
A Gift Upon the Shore
A Gift Upon the Shore is a 1990 novel by M. K. Wren.-Plot introduction:"Set in the near future, A Gift traces the first generations to survive nuclear war and its aftermath. Writer Mary Hope and painter Rachel Morrow scratch out a meager existence on a farm on the Oregon coast...
, set along the Oregon coast.