Order of Richard & Frances Lockridge Books

Richard and Frances Lockridge were a duo of American novelists, renowned for their successful mystery series, Mr. and Mrs. North. Richard grew up in Missouri and attended university before serving in the United States Navy. After his service, he returned home and worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star, where he met his future wife, Frances Louise Davis. Following their marriage, they relocated to New York, where Richard published his first book. The concept for Mr. and Mrs. North originated from Frances, who devised the plot, while Richard incorporated some characters he had previously created. This collaboration led to a 26-book series with many adaptations.

Richard & Frances Lockridge became a published novelist in 1936 with the novel Mr. and Mrs. North. Below is a list of Richard & Frances Lockridge's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Mr. and Mrs. North Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Mr. and Mrs. North	(1936)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Norths Meet Murder	(1940)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Out of Turn	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Pinch of Poison	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death on the Aisle	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hanged for a Sheep	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Takes a Bow	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Killing the Goose	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Payoff for the Banker	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of a Tall Man	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Within Murder	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Untidy Murder	(1947)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Is Served	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dishonest Murderer	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder in a Hurry	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Comes First	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead as a Dinosaur	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Has a Small Voice	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Curtain for a Jester	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Key to Death	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death of an Angel	(1955)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Voyage Into Violence	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Long Skeleton	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Suggested / Murder is Suggested	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Judge is Reversed	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Has Its Points	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder by the Book	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Captain Heimrich Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
I Want to Go Home	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spin Your Web, Lady!	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Foggy, Foggy Death	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Client is Cancelled	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death by Association / Trial by Terror	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stand Up And Die	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death and the Gentle Bull / Killer in the Straw	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Burnt Offering	(1955)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Let Dead Enough Alone	(1955)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Practice to Deceive	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Accent on Murder	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Show Red For Danger	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
With One Stone / No Dignity in Death	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Distant Clue	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Come, First Kill	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Can't Wait (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Roundabout (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
With Option to Die (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Risky Way to Kill (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Inspector's Holiday (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Not I Said The Sparrow (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tenth Life (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Run (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Bernard Simmons Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Squire of Death	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Twice Retired	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Lieutenant Nathan Shapiro Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Faceless Adversary / Case of the Murdered Redhead	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder and Blueberry Pie / Call It Coincidence	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Drill is Death	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder for Art's Sake (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Die Laughing (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Preach No More (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Write Murder Down (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Or Was He Pushed? (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Streak of Light (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Old Die Young (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Death in the Mind (By: Richard Lockridge,G.H. Estabrooks)	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Matter of Taste (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tangled Cord	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Catch as Catch Can (With: Richard Lockridge)	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Innocent House	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
And Left for Dead (With: Richard Lockridge)	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ticking Clock	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Lady, Two Cats (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder in False Face (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in a Sunny Place (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Troubled Journey (By: Richard Lockridge)	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Cats and People (With: Richard Lockridge)	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Paul Lane Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Night of Shadows	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devious Ones / Four Hours to Fear	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Quest of the Bogeyman	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Squire of Death	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Mystery Cats III: More Feline Felonies	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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