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First Come, First Kill
(1963)(Book 15 in the Captain Heimrich series)
A novel by Frances Lockridge and Richard Lockridge
Murder follows Captain Heimrich home in this classic mystery from the authors of the excellent Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).
Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but theres no lead the intrepid investigator wont follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . .
A police captains driveway is the last place anyone would expect to find a dead body. But when a man whos been shot collapses in front of Captain Heimrichs wife, it seems murder has landed directly on the detectives doorstep.
The victim turns out to be Old Tom, a vagabond who did odd jobs around the town of Van Brunt, New York. Then, a shocking truth emerges: Old Tom was T. Lyman Mitchell, a justice of the New York Supreme Court whos been missing for six years.
Heimrich needs to figure out the reason for the justices sudden reappearance in order to determine who shot him. Maybe it has to do with a criminal he once convicted. Or maybe it involves his wife, who wants to move on with a new husband. With so many avenues to investigate, Heimrich must race to find the ruthless killer before anyone else bites the bullet . . .
First Come, First Kill is the 14th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Genre: Mystery
Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but theres no lead the intrepid investigator wont follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . .
A police captains driveway is the last place anyone would expect to find a dead body. But when a man whos been shot collapses in front of Captain Heimrichs wife, it seems murder has landed directly on the detectives doorstep.
The victim turns out to be Old Tom, a vagabond who did odd jobs around the town of Van Brunt, New York. Then, a shocking truth emerges: Old Tom was T. Lyman Mitchell, a justice of the New York Supreme Court whos been missing for six years.
Heimrich needs to figure out the reason for the justices sudden reappearance in order to determine who shot him. Maybe it has to do with a criminal he once convicted. Or maybe it involves his wife, who wants to move on with a new husband. With so many avenues to investigate, Heimrich must race to find the ruthless killer before anyone else bites the bullet . . .
First Come, First Kill is the 14th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Genre: Mystery
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