Mrs. Melville was a fictional sleuth created by Jim Ferris and Ken Franklin. Over the course of 10 years she starred in a total of fifteen different murder mystery novels, ending in 1971. The books were bestsellers, selling 15 million copies, and made the authors a fortune. There was talk of movie deal before Franklin murdered Ferris in real life, ending their writing partnership and presumably with it any chance of a film production.
Among the novels Mrs. Melville is known to have appeared in are:
- Mrs. Melville Investigates
- Mrs. Melville's Favorite Murder
- Mrs. Melville in London
- Mrs. Melville in New York
- Mrs. Melville's Challenge
- Ms. Melville's Escape
- Mrs. Melville on the High Seas
- The Death of Mrs. Melville
And, interestingly, Prescription: Murder.