Author: Jonas Ward
Alternate names: William Ard; Ben Kerr; Mike Moran; Thomas Wills
Born: July 8, 1922
Died: 1960
Bio: Jonas Ward is a pseudonym of William (Thomas) Ard, an American writer of detective novels and westerns.

After Ard's death in 1960 "Jonas Ward" became a house name. Brian Garfield did one and then William R. Cox took over the series and it continued until 1986.