β Scribed by Lockridge, Francis; Lockridge, Richard
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The Dishonest Murderer, a Mr. and Mrs. North mystery
βOne of the best Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries the Lockridges have produced, βThe Dishonest Murdererβ is well plotted, smooth, and urbane. It has good suspense, and the delineation of the strengths and frailties of the human beings involved in the crime is interesting.ββThe New York Times
At a party celebrating the release of Admiral Satterbeeβs memoirs, Pam North hits it off with the Admiralβs daughter, Freddie, who is engaged to a U.S. senator. Later that night, sadly, it is found that Senator Kirkhill has lost his husbandly suitability when he is discovered dead, murdered, in fact. Freddie seeks the Norths for help; she has information that could shed light on the murder, but involving the police might be a bad idea.
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βOne of the best Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries. . . . Well plotted, smooth, and urbane.β β The New York Times
Praise for the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries
βClass A.β β The Saturday Review of Literature on Murder Out of Turn
βOne of the funniest and most satisfactory mysteries in this excellent series.β β The New Yorker on Payoff for the Banker
Frances and Richard Lockridge were some of the most popular names in mystery during the forties and fifties. Having written numerous novels and stories, the husband-and-wife team was most famous for their Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries. What started in 1936 as a series of stories written for the New Yorker turned into twenty-six novels, including adaptions for Broadway, film, television, and radio. The Lockridges continued writing together until Francesβs death in 1963, after which Richard discontinued the Mr. and Mrs. North series and wrote other works until his own death in 1982.
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**Mr. and Mrs. North attempt to solve the case of a New Year's Eve murder** Freddie Haven has just crossed the Brooklyn Bridge when she sees a man she believes to be her fiancΓ©, Sen. Bruce Kirkhill, on the sidewalk, walking alone through one of Manhattan's vilest slums. It seems impossible that t
**Mr. and Mrs. North attempt to solve the case of a New Year's Eve murder** Freddie Haven has just crossed the Brooklyn Bridge when she sees a man she believes to be her fiancΓ©, Sen. Bruce Kirkhill, on the sidewalk, walking alone through one of Manhattan's vilest slums. It seems impossible that t