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Captain Heimrich Series

23 primary works • 23 total works
aka Inspector Heimrich series

Order set by using https://www.cozy-mystery.com in publication date order.

Book 1

I Want to Go Home
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3.89 · 83 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1948 · 7 editions
From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. N…

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    Book 2

    Spin Your Web, Lady
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    4.00     · 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1949 · 3 editions
    The third book in the Inspector Heimrich series, v…

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    Book 3

    Foggy, Foggy Death
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    3.96     · 96 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1950 · 4 editions
    An overwhelming fog obscures a killer in this Capt…

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    Book 4

    A Client Is Canceled
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    4.11     · 94 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1951 · 1 edition
    A pair of inexperienced sleuths attempts to best C…

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    Book 5

    Death by Association
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    4.06     · 72 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1952 · 9 editions
    From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. N…

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    Book 6

    Stand Up and Die
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    3.97     · 92 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1953 · 8 editions
    From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. N…

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    Book 7

    Death and the Gentle Bull
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    3.98     · 66 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1954 · 6 editions
    Captain Heimrich has a beef with a killer after ge…

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    Book 8

    Burnt Offering
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    4.27     · 84 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1955 · 3 editions
    From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. N…

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    Book 9

    Let Dead Enough Alone
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    4.04     · 90 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1955 · 9 editions
    Captain Heimrich resolves to get to the bottom of …

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    Book 10

    Practise to Deceive
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    3.88     · 24 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1957 · 8 editions
    Journeying to meet a prospective client, interior …

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    Book 11

    Accent on Murder
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    4.05     · 77 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1958 · 9 editions
    Captain Heimrich teams up with a professor to teac…

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    Book 12

    Show Red for Danger
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    4.01     · 78 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1960 · 10 editions
    From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. N…

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    Book 13

    With One Stone
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    4.24     · 68 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1961 · 6 editions
    Captain Heimrich’s honeymoon is cut short when dea…

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    Book 14

    First Come, First Kill
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    4.07     · 69 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1962 · 12 editions
    Murder follows Captain Heimrich home in this class…

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    Book 15

    The Distant Clue
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    3.88     · 42 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1963 · 9 editions
    Secrets of the past lead to murder in the present …

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    Book 16

    Murder Can't Wait
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    3.91     · 66 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1964 · 6 editions
    The coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North…

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    Book 17

    Murder Roundabout
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    4.09     · 68 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1966 · 12 editions
    Captain Heimrich hunts for the killer of a fallen …

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    Book 18

    With Option to Die
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    4.04     · 49 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1967 · 9 editions
    Inspector Heimrich gets embroiled in a small-town …

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    Book 19

    A Risky Way to Kill
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    3.95     · 64 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1969 · 11 editions
    A malicious newspaper ad points Inspector Heimrich…

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    Book 20

    Inspector's Holiday
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    4.03     · 73 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1971 · 7 editions
    Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in…

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    Book 21

    Not I, Said the Sparrow
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    4.14     · 50 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1973 · 8 editions
    A wealthy man’s murder draws Inspector Heimrich in…

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    Book 22

    Dead Run
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    3.94     · 83 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1976 · 10 editions
    Inspector Heimrich searches for a hit-and-run kill…

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    Book 23

    The Tenth Life
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    4.05     · 60 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1977 · 3 editions
    From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. …

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