Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled waters in this mystery from the coauthor of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker). Inspector M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there's no lead the intrepid investigator won't follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . Over his many years on the force, Inspector Heimrich has more than earned his...

From the coauthor of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries: Everything goes to the dogs when Inspector Heimrich must solve a veterinarian's murder (The New Yorker). Inspector M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there's no lead the intrepid investigator won't follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . When his Great Dane, Colonel, suddenly takes ill, Inspector Heimrich takes...

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 death of actor Clive Branson, Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro and his right-hand man, Det. Anthony "Tony" Cook, are confronted with something strange: a dead man in makeup. It seems the thespian was keen on hiding his real age, and made himself up to...

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 a bullet to the head, behind the ear to be exact. The homicide captain brushes it off as suicide, but the medical examiner draws a different conclusion: The angle's all wrong. Now it's up to Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro to get some perspective on who might...

The Dishonest Murderer, first published in 1949 and book no. 13 in the Mr. and Mrs. North series, finds the couple attempting to solve the case of a murdered U.S. senator, a case which may involve members of the senator's own family. This Mr. & Mrs. North mystery has the couple involved in solving the case of a murdered senator, a case which may (or may not) involve members of his family. John Michalski provides subtle vocal characterizations for...

Inspector M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there's no lead the intrepid investigator won't follow until his every hunch is satisfied... An advertisement for an odd collection of items has been placed in the Van Brunt Citizen: a never-been-worn size ten wedding dress, a bay horse, and a.25 caliber Winchester rifle. At first glance these objects seem unrelated, but they all played...

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 dive out of the twelfth-story window of his Madison Avenue advertising agency on a hot summer day, all signs point to an accident or suicide. But if there's one thing Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro has learned in his time on the force, it's that looks can be...

Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there's no lead the intrepid investigator won't follow until his every hunch is satisfied... Lt. Nathan Shapiro of the NYPD would rather be anywhere else than rural New York investigating lawyer Stuart Fleming's claims of bribes and point-shaving schemes involving football players at Dyckman University. He's a city cop and the country makes...

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 newly engaged and feeling on top of the world-until the NYPD arrive on his doorstep and ask him point blank why he killed a certain Miss Nora Evans. Hayward has never even heard of Miss Evans, but the investigators are convinced she was his secret paramour....