Delano Ames (1906-1987) was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He attended Yale University and was married to the writer Maysie Grieg and later to Kit Woodward. He lived for many years in England, and died in Madrid. Ames is the creator of Dagobert and Jane Brown, a married couple of amateur sleuths, and of Juan Llorca, a sergeant in the Spanish Civil Guard.

Bibliography

Jane and Dagobert Brown Novels

She Shall Have Murder (1948)

Murder Begins at Home (1949)

Corpse Diplomatique (1950)

Death of a Fellow Traveller (1950)  aka Nobody Wore Black

The Body on Page One (1951)

Murder, Maestro, Please (1952)

No Mourning for the Matador (1953)

Crime, Gentlemen, Please (1954) aka Coffin for Christopher

Landscape with Corpse (1955)

Crime Out of Mind (1956)

She Wouldn't Say Who (1957)

Lucky Jane (1959)    aka For Old Crime's Sake

'Juan Llorca' Novels

The Man in the Tricorn Hat (1960)

The Man with Three Jaguars (1961)

The Man with Three Chins (1965)

The Man with Three Passports (1967)

Other Novels

They Journey by Night (1932)   aka Not in Utter Nakedness

No Traveller Returns (1934)

The Cornish Coast Conspiracy (1942)

A Night in Casablanca (1946)

School for Secrets (1947)

He Found Himself Murdered (1947)