Delray Beach is referenced in published correspondence from poet Edna St. Vincent Millay , who resided in the city with her husband Eugen Jan Boissevain in 1935-36 while writing '' Conversation at Midnight '' . Popular novels with scenes specifically set in Delray Beach include '' La Brava '' , Elmore Leonard ’s 1984 Edgar Award winner for Best Novel , and Elaine Viets ’ '' Catnapped ! '' from the national bestselling Dead-End Job mystery series . Transplanted Greenwich Village folk singer Rod MacDonald ’s song “ My Neighbors In Delray ” was written upon the author ’s discovery that some of the terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks had spent time in Delray Beach just prior to the attacks . Some film and television productions specifically set or filmed in Delray Beach include : Delray Beach has four sister cities , as designated by Sister Cities International :
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