▁K ane ▁returned ▁home . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁Harry ▁and ▁Min na ▁saw ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁their ▁next ▁child ▁H adi ya ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁another ▁daughter , ▁Jan ice , ▁coming ▁along ▁not ▁long ▁after . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Min na ▁divor ced . ▁Harry ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁free ▁time ▁with ▁his ▁disabled ▁son . ▁ ▁Professional ▁years ▁ ▁When ▁Harry ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁job ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁waiting ▁for ▁him , ▁so ▁he ▁began ▁taking ▁fre el ance ▁jobs . ▁He ▁did ▁work ▁for ▁Se agr ams , ▁Schl itz ▁be er , ▁Cal so ▁Gas oline ▁Company , ▁Phill ip ▁Morris ▁and ▁much ▁more . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁Random ▁House ▁h ired ▁Harry ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books ▁called ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁and ▁The ▁Three ▁Investig ators . ▁Harry ▁worked ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁covers ▁and ▁inter iors ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 6 ▁books ▁and ▁the ▁series ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁popular ▁s elling ▁millions ▁of ▁copies . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁K ane ▁was ▁semi - ret ired ▁and ▁living ▁quietly ▁until ▁poor ▁health ▁forced ▁K ane ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁home . ▁K ane ▁died ▁of ▁an ▁an eur ism ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁" Al fred