Delano Ames

Delano Ames (1906-1987), American-born author, resident in England and Spain; also a playwright, translator, and musician.

Ames wrote 20 mystery novels, 12 of which feature the English couple of Jane and Dagobert Brown and another 4 starring the Spaniard Juan Llorca.

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Novels:

Featuring Jane and Dagobert Brown:

• The Body on Page One: 1951
• Corpse Diplomatique: 1950
• Crime, Gentlemen, Please [US title: Coffin for Christopher]: 1954
• Crime Out of Mind: 1956
• Death of a Fellow Traveller [reprinted in US as Nobody Wore Black]: 1950
• Landscape with Corpse: 1955
• Lucky Jane [US title: For Old Crime's Sake]: 1959
• Murder Begins at Home: 1949
• Murder, Maestro, Please: 1952
• No Mourning for the Matador: 1953
• She Shall Have Murder: 1948
• She Wouldn't Say Who: 1957

Featuring Juan Llorca:

• The Man in the Tricorn Hat: 1960
• The Man with Three Chins: 1965
• The Man with Three Jaguars: 1961
• The Man with Three Passports: 1967

Other novels:

• The Cornish Coast Conspiracy: 1942
• He Found Himself Murdered: 1947
• No Traveller Returns: 1934
• They Journey By Night [US title: Not in Utter Nakedness]: 1932

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