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Mr. & Mrs. North Series

26 primary works • 28 total works
This lighthearted mystery series by Frances and Richard Lockridge featured amateur detectives Pam and Jerry North.

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The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written by Richard Lockridge for the New York Sun, and he brought them back for short stories in The New Yorker. These stories were collected in Mr. and Mrs. North (1936…

Book 1

The Norths Meet Murder
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3.77 · 742 Ratings · 143 Reviews · published 1936 · 20 editions
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    Book 2

    Murder Out of Turn
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    3.79     · 518 Ratings · 62 Reviews · published 1941 · 19 editions
    For Mr. and Mrs. North, there’s no vacation from m…

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    Book 3

    A Pinch of Poison
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    3.97     · 306 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 1941 · 18 editions
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    Book 4

    Death on the Aisle
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    3.63     · 315 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 1942 · 13 editions
    Mr. and Mrs. North win front-row seats to a murder…

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    Book 5

    Hanged for a Sheep
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    3.75     · 278 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1942 · 8 editions
    Mrs. North must protect her aunt from being poison…

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    Book 6

    Death Takes a Bow
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    3.76     · 232 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1943 · 10 editions
    Pam and Jerry North witness the mysterious death o…

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    Book 7

    Killing the Goose
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    4.04     · 160 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1944 · 12 editions
    Mrs. North comes to the aid of a young boy accused…

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    Book 8

    Payoff for the Banker
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    4.02     · 164 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1945 · 6 editions
    To save a war widow, Mr. and Mrs. North investigat…

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    Book 9

    Death of a Tall Man
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    4.03     · 155 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1946 · 7 editions
    Mr. and Mrs. North investigate the brutal murder o…

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    Book 10

    Murder Within Murder
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    3.88     · 217 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1946 · 14 editions
    Now Pam and Jerry North, those dashing sleuths of …

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    Book 11

    Untidy Murder
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    4.01     · 153 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1947 · 8 editions
    When a magazine editor falls from his window, the …

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    Book 12

    Murder Is Served
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    3.93     · 165 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1948 · 10 editions
    SHE WAS A PERFECT LADY -- ACCUSED OF PERFECT MURDE…

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    Book 13

    The Dishonest Murderer
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    4.02     · 205 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1949 · 19 editions
    It's New Year's Eve, and Senator Bruce Kirkhill fa…

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    Book 14

    Murder in a Hurry
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    3.89     · 183 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1950 · 12 editions
    A pet-shop owner is killed in his store, and Mr. a…

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    Book 15

    Murder Comes First
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    3.93     · 204 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1951 · 11 editions
    Pam and Jerry North were lolling over an elegant b…

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    Book 16

    Dead as a Dinosaur
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    3.90     · 168 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1952 · 8 editions
    When a paleontologist is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. No…

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    Book 17

    Curtain for a Jester
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    4.01     · 144 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1953 · 9 editions
    Book by Francis Lockridge, Richard Lockridge

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    Book 18

    Death Has a Small Voice
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    4.00     · 137 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1953 · 17 editions
    Book by Lockridge, Frances Louise Davis, Lockridge…

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    Book 19

    A Key to Death
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    4.01     · 121 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1954 · 12 editions
    When Pam & Jerry North go to see about making thei…

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    Book 20

    Death of an Angel
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    4.10     · 154 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1955 · 11 editions
    PUTTING A SHOW ON BROADWAY CAN BE BLOODY MURDER!

    Ev…

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    Book 21

    Voyage into Violence
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    3.99     · 153 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1956 · 11 editions
    Sailing to Havana, Mr. and Mrs. North find their v…

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    Book 22

    The Long Skeleton
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    3.86     · 139 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1958 · 13 editions
    Remember Mr. & Mrs. North--one of the all-time fav…

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    Book 23

    Murder Is Suggested
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    3.95     · 129 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1959 · 8 editions
    As far as NYPD captain William Weigand is concerne…

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    Book 24

    The Judge Is Reversed
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    4.01     · 139 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1960 · 7 editions
    Judge is Reversed by Francis Lockridge in Hardcove…

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    Book 25

    Murder Has Its Points
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    3.87     · 129 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1961 · 9 editions
    Pam and Jerry North investigate the death of a pop…

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    Book 26

    Murder by the Book
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    3.99     · 159 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1963 · 11 editions
    On vacation at a chic summer resort, Gerald and Pa…

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    Book 1 - 3

    Murder, Murder, Murder: The Norths Meet Murder / Murder Out of Turn / A Pinch of Poison
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    4.00     · 22 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1956 · 2 editions
    A Mr. and Mrs. North Omnibus
    including
    The Norths Me…

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    Book 22, 23, 25, 26

    A North Quartet: The Long Skeleton / Murder is Suggested / Murder has its Points / Murder by the Book
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    3.77     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1963 · 3 editions
    An anthology:
    The Long Skeleton;
    Murder Is Suggest…

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