“The pedestrian fact remains that murderers are usually persons who have some fairly ordinary reason for wishing to dispose of people, and therefore turn out . Ames' books were reviewed frequently in prominent publications such as the New York Times and Kirkus Reviews, and were generally reviewed positively though not viewed as high art. The New York Times called 's She Shall Have Murder "amiable," comparing Dagobert Brown to Dorothy L. Sayers ' detective Lord Peter Wimsey. [2]. She Shall Have Murder: Delano Ames. This light mystery was fun and another look at a sleuthing couple. (Last week's post was on Fast Company with a husband and wife sleuthing team who are rare book dealers.) In this book, Dagobert Brown is encouraging his fiancé, Jane Hamish, to write a mystery novel using the lawyer's office she works in as background.
The Jane and Dagobert Brown book series by Delano Ames includes books She Shall Have Murder, Murder Begins at Home, Corpse diplomatique (Perennial library), and several more. See the complete Jane and Dagobert Brown series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. She Shall Have Murder (Perennial Library, P) by Delano Ames. HarperCollins. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be. On unwrapping the books I discovered I had bought She Shall Have Murder by Delano Ames and Another Little Christmas Murder by Lorna Nicholl Morgan, neither of which I own or have read. Also included was a newsletter with a puzzle and news of latest re-issues of classic crime novels, a fold out Bram Stoker story, a bar of chocolate, a sachet of.
A classic Golden Age mystery, She Shall Have Murder, the first in Delano Ames’s Dagobert and Jane Brown series, stands up to the best in its genre today. But its absorbing portrayal of life in London between the wars adds another dimension, highlighted in this annotated Manor Minor Press edition. She Shall Have Murder (Perennial Library, P) by Delano Ames. HarperCollins. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be. Friday's Forgotten Book: SHE SHALL HAVE MURDER () by Delano Ames Kind of a beat-up old cover, but best I could find online of the cover I actually have. Today it's a combo: SHE SHALL HAVE MURDER is my Friday Forgotten post as well as my entry in Bev's VINTAGE MYSTERY READING CHALLENGE.
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