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  • MURDER BY THE BOOK
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    While vacationing in Florida, Mr. and Mrs. North investigate a doctor’s murder It’s morning in Key West, and Pamela North has gone fishing for pelicans. Her husband, Jerry, insists it’s impossible to go fishing for birds, but when he finds her later on, she’s surrounded by pelicans on all sides. He shouldn’t be surprised; Pamela has made a career out of doing the impossible—and...

    $119.00

  • THE LONG SKELETON
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    When a television hostess is killed in their hotel, Mr. and Mrs. North investigate the murder of America’s girl next door From coast to coast, everyone in America knows the smiling face of Amanda Towne. The most celebrated interviewer on television, she’s a beacon of honesty and warmth . . . when the cameras are rolling. Amanda will do whatever it takes to stay at the top of he...

    $119.00

  • CURTAIN FOR A JESTER
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    The murder of a notorious practical joker is no laughing matter in this “excellent series” starring a husband-and-wife detective team (The New Yorker). Byron Wilmot will do anything for a laugh. He’s a legend of practical jokes, notorious for once using a dummy to stage a kidnapping so realistic it fooled the police. So when Pamela and Jerry North are invited to a party at Wilm...

    $119.00

  • A KEY TO DEATH
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    When their lawyer is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North find that everyone in Manhattan is a suspect Jerry and Pamela North have targets on their backs. It’s not fair, but that’s what happens when you make a hobby out of catching killers. The murderers get upset, and, well, you know how they are. And with all this homicidal attention directed at the Norths, it’s about time they made ...

    $119.00

  • MURDER IS SUGGESTED
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Mr. and Mrs. North work with the New York Police Department to investigate a hypnotic murder As far as NYPD captain William Weigand is concerned, there’s nothing more inconvenient than a murder victim with a name. Names—not just ordinary names, but boldfaced names—mean headlines, and headlines mean headaches. Prof. Jameson Elwell was a boldfaced name of the first order, a celeb...

    $119.00

  • DEATH OF AN ANGEL
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    For the sake of a Broadway hit, Mr. and Mrs. North search for a playboy’s killer Naomi Shaw has taken the stage in Around the Corner one hundred times. And with every performance, she has brought the audience to tears. But while she’s an angel onstage, she’s rather harder to like once the curtain drops. Nevertheless, the play is a hit. The critics are awed, the crowds are livel...

    $119.00

  • DEATH HAS A SMALL VOICE
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Before he dies, a murdered burglar puts Mrs. North in mortal danger The thief struts toward Broadway, confident his luck has finally begun to turn. Just a few hours earlier, he had been as scared as a trapped rat, cowering in a bathroom, hoping the homeowners would go to bed without finding him. He got lucky, and he got away with his mark: a flimsy little piece of plastic that’...

    $119.00

  • MURDER IN A HURRY
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    A pet-shop owner is killed in his store, and Mr. and Mrs. North take it personally A smart businessman would never think to open a pet shop in the inconspicuous patch of Greenwich Village known as West Kepp Street, but J. K. Halder isn’t here to make money. A millionaire animal lover, he keeps the shop as a hobby, even though it’s fate hangs perpetually in the balance. As it ha...

    $119.00

  • DEATH ON THE AISLE
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Mr. and Mrs. North win front-row seats to a murder on Broadway Dorian Hunt intends to marry Lt. William Weigand, and she doesn’t care how many murderers get in the way. Every time they’ve tried to tie the knot, her fiancé has let Jerry and Pamela North sweep him up in another mystery, and Dorian has had enough. Today, she’s demanding a wedding—murder or no murder—but before the...

    $149.00

  • PAYOFF FOR THE BANKER
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    “One of the funniest and most satisfactory mysteries in this excellent series” set in 1940s Manhattan (The New Yorker). When he saw the Zeroes on his tail, Rick Hunter knew he had two choices: He could land on the carrier, inviting a Japanese attack that could destroy the squadron, or he could take the Zeroes out to sea. He turned away from the carrier, and flew until his tanks...

    $119.00

  • MURDER WITHIN MURDER
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Mr. and Mrs. North seek the killer of a terribly unpleasant society woman Miss Amelia Gipson doesn’t tolerate foolishness. She doubts she’s ever made a mistake, and it’s unlikely she would change anything about her life—even if she knew she was in danger. While researching a famous murder case at the public library, she becomes ill at her desk. Within minutes, she’s dead. Miss ...

    $119.00

  • DEATH TAKES A BOW
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    At a banquet in 1940s New York, the guest of honor is a goner: “A genuinely puzzling mystery . . . with the delightful wackiness that has made the Norths famous.” —The New York Times   Tonight, Jerry North faces something so terrifying that no amount of martinis could quiet his nerves: He has to make a speech. He’s introducing one of his authors, Victor Leeds Sproul, a continen...

    $119.00

  • KILLING THE GOOSE
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Mrs. North comes to the aid of a young boy accused of murdering his beloved Cleo Harper is nineteen, and pretty enough to catch any boy’s eye. But when the police find her, there’s a gash in her throat and blood on her clothes. Cleo’s been dead for just a few minutes. She’d been eating lunch in a coffee shop when she was stabbed in the neck, and all the evidence paints Franklin...

    $119.00

  • A PINCH OF POISON
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    At a swanky rooftop restaurant in New York, a pair of husband-and-wife sleuths must find out who spiked a woman’s drink with murder . . .   There’s a stunning view from the top of the Ritz-Plaza Hotel, but it pales in comparison to Lois Winston’s beauty. She arrives on the arm of David McIntosh—an agreeable young man who would marry her if she gave him the chance—to take in the...

    $149.00

  • HANGED FOR A SHEEP
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Mrs. North must protect her aunt from being poisoned—whether she likes it or not Pamela North has never worried about making sense. When she has a thought, she expresses it, and if no one in the room knows what she’s talking about, it’s no trouble to her. While Mrs. North’s unique style of thought can make her a challenging conversational partner, it also makes her one of the f...

    $119.00

  • UNTIDY MURDER
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    When a magazine editor falls from his window, the case lands in the laps of Mr. and Mrs. North The body hits the pavement at 12:25 p.m., but Dorian Hunt doesn’t know a thing about it. She has come to the offices of Esprit magazine to deliver some sketches, and she has a meeting with the art director, Paul Wilming. When his secretary opens the door, Wilming isn’t in his office. ...

    $119.00

  • PREACH NO MORE
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    In this mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series, the murder of a holy man has NYC detective Nathan Shapiro praying for a lead (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Rev. Jonathan Prentis may have bee...

    $119.00

  • THE OLD DIE YOUNG
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    It’s curtains for a vain actor in this Nathan Shapiro whodunit—the final book written by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Called upon to investigate the suspicious de...

    $119.00

  • WRITE MURDER DOWN
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    NYC detective Nathan Shapiro throws the book at a novelist’s killer in this mystery by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   A woman is found dead in the bathtub of her Gr...

    $119.00

  • MURDER AND BLUEBERRY PIE
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    Two murders lead NYC detective Nathan Shapiro out of the city and into the country in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Lois Williams of Glenville, Co...

    $119.00

  • A STREAK OF LIGHT
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series: When a columnist is shot, NYC detective Nathan Shapiro must find out who wanted to bury the lead (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Über-conservative political co...

    $119.00

  • DIE LAUGHING
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series: Murder is no laughing matter, but NYC detective Nathan Shapiro has to grin and bear it (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   When the discovery of Broadway actress J...

    $119.00

  • OR WAS HE PUSHED?
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: NYC detective Nathan Shapiro steps in when an ad man takes a long walk off a short ledge (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   When a wealthy executive takes a di...

    $119.00

  • THE DRILL IS DEATH
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: NYC detective Nathan Shapiro must solve the case of a dead co-ed and an absent teacher (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Englishman Reginald Grant readily admi...

    $119.00

  • THE FACELESS ADVERSARY
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    A clever killer leads New York City detective Nathan Shapiro on a twisted chase in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Manhattan banker John Hayward is ...

    $119.00

  • MURDER FOR ART'S SAKE
    RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    The apparent suicide of an artist looks sketchy to NYC detective Nathan Shapiro in this mystery by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).   Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan’s finest, but that doesn’t stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . .   Painter Shackleford Jones died of ...

    $119.00

  • THE JUDGE IS REVERSED
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    When a cat-show judge is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North are drawn into a hairy homicide There are three things Pamela North can’t resist: cocktails, kittens, and murder. Today, she’ll get all three. Still mourning the death of her beloved cat, Martini, Pamela gathers the strength to attend the fifty-third annual Colony Cat Club championship show, where she meets tomcats and tabbi...

    $119.00

  • MURDER OUT OF TURN
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    For Mr. and Mrs. North, there’s no vacation from murder In a remote cabin far from New York City, Jerry and Pamela North are getting killed. On the brink of annihilation, they grit their teeth and battle back. In a minute, the fight is finished—and the Norths are named mixed doubles champions. It’s a happy moment during a splendid vacation, but off the tennis court, all is not ...

    $119.00

  • DEATH OF A TALL MAN
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    A Manhattan doctor dies of unnatural causes in this sophisticated mystery starring a sleuthing husband and wife. Dr. Andrew Gordon is an orderly man, and the women who work in his office can predict his movements as regularly as clockwork. So when Grace Spencer enters his office, she expects him to look up and smile, as he does every time she walks in. But this time he doesn’t ...

    $149.00

  • MURDER IS SERVED
    FRANCES LOCKRIDGE / RICHARD LOCKRIDGE
    A death threat concealed in a term paper brings Mr. and Mrs. North back to campus All semester Prof. John Leonard has directed his lectures at Peggy Mott. Not because she’s beautiful—although that doesn’t hurt—but because she has the sharpest mind he’s encountered in all his years teaching psychology. When she turns in her final assignment, a paper on human emotions, Leonard ex...

    $119.00


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