George Dilnot was born in Hampshire. He was a journalist and author. Several of his novels feature 'Sexton Blake', a detective modelled on Sherlock Holmes. See also this list for other Sexton Blake authors. He also wrote two novels together with Frank Froest. Dilnot is the creator of 'Horace Augustus Elver', the vice-president of the Elver Detective Agency. |
Titles and year of publication:
'Sexton Blake' Novels | |
1) The Crime Reporter's Secret | 1937 |
2) The Case of the Missing Bridegroom | 1938 |
'Horace Augustus Elver' Novels | |
1) Crook's Castle | 1934 |
2) Murder Masquerade | 1935 |
3) The Great Mail Racket | 1936 |
4) Murder at Scotland Yard | 1937 |
Other Novels | |
1) The Crime Club (with Frank Froest) (short stories) | 1915 |
2) The Rogues' Syndicate (with Frank Froest) (US Title: The Maelstrom [1916]) | 1916 |
3) The Secret Service Man | 1916 |
4) The Lazy Detective | 1926 |
5) The Crooks' Game | 1927 |
6) The Hat-Pin Murder (US Title: Suspected [1920]) | 1927 |
7) The Black Ace | 1929 |
8) The Thousandth Case | 1932 |
9) The Real Detective | 1933 |
10) Sister Satan | 1933 |
11) Rogues' March (short stories) | 1934 |
12) The Inside Track | 1935 |
13) Fighting Fool | 1939 |
14) Tiger Lily | 1939 |
15) Counter-Spy | 1942 |