Murder can't wait; a Captain Heimrich mystery.
1964réf. 009830Lippincott Philadelphia ©1964 1964. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book club edition 189 pages 22 cm ; LCCN 4022180 OCLC 987752540 LC PS3523.O245 Dewey 813.52 ; textured bright green cloth with color pictorial dustjacket ; spine sunned; ; the 16th book of 23 in the Captain Heimrich series ;. 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 him nervous. When he arrives at the headquarters of New York State Police Troop K Shapiro's day goes from bad to worse as Captain Heimrich informs him that Fleming's been shot dead. Now with a homicide on their hands the city lieutenant and the country captain must get in the game and investigate the crime together. As they dig into the scandal Shapiro and Heimrich uncover more than some football dirty dealings. Seems there's an entire gambling racket that won't hesitate to tackle any problems with unnecessary roughness .Murder Can't Wait is the 16th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. ;"Under the steady hand of old pro Lockridge this culminates in a murder that requires imaginative police treatment." -Kirkus Reviews; Frances Louise Lockridge January 10 1896 - February 17 1963 and Richard Orson Lockridge September 26 1898 in St. Joseph Missouri - June 19 1982 in Tryon North Carolina were American writers of detective fiction. The pair wrote 50 novels together1 including one of the most famous American mystery series Mr. and Mrs. North. They also wrote other series including Lt Heimrich Nathan Shapiro and Paul Lane. Frances was born in Kansas City Missouri in 1896.234 She attended the University of Kansas though she did not graduate and worked as a reporter and music critic at various publications including the Kansas City Journal-Post Kansas City Kansan and Kansas City Star. Richard was born in St. Joseph Missouri and was educated at the University of Missouri. After serving in the United States Navy he returned to Missouri working as a reporter on the Kansas City Kansan and the Kansas City Star. Married in 1922. Soon after the couple moved to New York26 where Richard Lockridge joined the old New York Sun. In 1932 Richard published his first book Darling of Misfortune: Edwin Booth: 1833-1893. In 1960 the Lockridges were co-presidents of the Mystery Writers of America. They received a special Edgar Award in 1962. Richard Lockridge had received an Edgar in 1945 for best radio play. In their collaborations Frances would generally produce the plot of the novels while Richard would flesh out the writing ; FINE/VG Lippincott, Philadelphia, ©1964 hardcover
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