Richard & Frances Lockridge Books in Order

Frances Louise Lockridge and Richard Orson Lockridge were American writers of detective fiction. The pair wrote 50 novels together, 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.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Richard & Frances Lockridge

  • #1
    I Want to Go Home(1948)
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  • #2
    Spin Your Web, Lady!(1949)
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  • #3
    Foggy, Foggy Death(1950)
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  • #4
    A Client is Cancelled(1951)
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  • #5
    Death by Association / Trial by Terror(1952)
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  • #6
    Stand Up And Die(1953)
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  • #7
    Death and the Gentle Bull / Killer in the Straw(1954)
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  • #8
    Burnt Offering(1955)
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  • #9
    Let Dead Enough Alone(1955)
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  • #10
    Practice to Deceive(1957)
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  • #11
    Accent on Murder(1958)
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  • #12
    Show Red For Danger(1960)
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  • #13
    With One Stone / No Dignity in Death(1961)
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  • #14
    The Distant Clue(1963)
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  • #15
    First Come, First Kill(1963)
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  • #16
    Murder Can't Wait (By: Richard Lockridge)(1964)
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  • #17
    Murder Roundabout (By: Richard Lockridge)(1966)
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  • #18
    With Option to Die (By: Richard Lockridge)(1967)
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  • #19
    A Risky Way to Kill (By: Richard Lockridge)(1970)
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  • #20
    Inspector's Holiday (By: Richard Lockridge)(1971)
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  • #21
    Not I Said The Sparrow (By: Richard Lockridge)(1973)
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  • #22
    The Tenth Life (By: Richard Lockridge)(1977)
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  • #23
    Dead Run (By: Richard Lockridge)(1977)
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    The Faceless Adversary / Case of the Murdered Redhead(1956)
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    Murder and Blueberry Pie / Call It Coincidence(1959)
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  • #3
    The Drill is Death(1961)
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  • #4
    Murder for Art's Sake (By: Richard Lockridge)(1967)
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  • #5
    Die Laughing (By: Richard Lockridge)(1969)
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  • #6
    Preach No More (By: Richard Lockridge)(1970)
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  • #7
    Write Murder Down (By: Richard Lockridge)(1972)
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  • #8
    Or Was He Pushed? (By: Richard Lockridge)(1975)
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  • #9
    A Streak of Light (By: Richard Lockridge)(1976)
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  • #10
    The Old Die Young (By: Richard Lockridge)(1980)
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  • #1
    Mr. and Mrs. North(1936)
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  • #2
    The Norths Meet Murder(1940)
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  • #3
    Murder Out of Turn(1941)
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  • #4
    A Pinch of Poison(1941)
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  • #5
    Death on the Aisle(1942)
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  • #6
    Hanged for a Sheep(1942)
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  • #7
    Death Takes a Bow(1943)
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  • #8
    Killing the Goose(1944)
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  • #9
    Payoff for the Banker(1945)
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  • #10
    Death of a Tall Man(1946)
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  • #11
    Murder Within Murder(1946)
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  • #12
    Untidy Murder(1947)
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  • #13
    Murder Is Served(1948)
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  • #14
    The Dishonest Murderer(1949)
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  • #15
    Murder in a Hurry(1950)
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  • #16
    Murder Comes First(1951)
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  • #17
    Dead as a Dinosaur(1952)
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  • #18
    Death Has a Small Voice(1952)
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  • #19
    Curtain for a Jester(1953)
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  • #20
    A Key to Death(1954)
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  • #21
    Death of an Angel(1955)
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  • #22
    Voyage Into Violence(1956)
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  • #23
    The Long Skeleton(1958)
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  • #24
    Murder Suggested / Murder is Suggested(1959)
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  • #25
    The Judge is Reversed(1960)
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  • #26
    Murder Has Its Points(1961)
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  • #27
    Murder by the Book(1963)
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    Cats and People (With: Richard Lockridge)(1950)
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  • #1
    Night of Shadows(1962)
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  • #2
    The Devious Ones / Four Hours to Fear(1964)
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  • #3
    Quest of the Bogeyman(1965)
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  • #4
    Squire of Death(1965)
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  • #5
    Mystery Cats III: More Feline Felonies(1995)
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  • #1
    Death in the Mind (By: Richard Lockridge,G.H. Estabrooks)(1945)
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  • #2
    A Matter of Taste (By: Richard Lockridge)(1949)
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  • #3
    The Tangled Cord(1957)
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  • #4
    Catch as Catch Can (With: Richard Lockridge)(1958)
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  • #5
    The Innocent House(1959)
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  • #6
    And Left for Dead (With: Richard Lockridge)(1961)
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  • #7
    The Ticking Clock(1962)
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  • #8
    One Lady, Two Cats (By: Richard Lockridge)(1967)
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  • #9
    Murder in False Face (By: Richard Lockridge)(1969)
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  • #10
    Death in a Sunny Place (By: Richard Lockridge)(1971)
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  • #11
    Troubled Journey (By: Richard Lockridge)(1971)
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About Richard & Frances Lockridge

Frances Louise Lockridge and Richard Orson Lockridge were American writers of detective fiction. The pair wrote 50 novels together, 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.

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