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From the authors of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich must solve the case of a Hollywood homicide in the Hudson Valley (TheNew Yorker). Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there's no lead the intrepid investigator won't follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . When Captain Heimrich and his ladylove, Susan Faye, stumble across the bodies of actress Peggy Belford and her former show more husband, it appears a dramatic murder-suicide has hit Van Brunt. But as Heimrich takes a good look at the crime scene, he starts to think it may have been staged. Peggy was in town shooting a film, The Last Patroon, and with so many other Hollywood types swarming Westchester County, Heimrich has a long list of suspects auditioning for the role of her killer. Jealous costars and moody directors all seem likely candidates, but when the murderer targets Susan, Captain Heimrich will have to figure out the twist ending before the woman he loves ends up on the cutting room floor. Show Red for Danger is the 12th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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No. 13 in the Captain Heimrich series, this is a good one, with lots of action, and critical developments in the Captain's personal life. Not strictly necessary to have read others in the series before getting into this one, but the relationship between Heimrich and his Susan will make more sense if you've met them before. "Movie people" descend on Putnam County, bringing their complicated rivalries and vengeances into the bailwick of the New York State Police. Heimrich gets to the bottom of it all, as usual, despite misunderstandings, misdirection, Trooper Crowley's inexperience and the interference of a sad galoot of a dog named Colonel. Also, love triumphs, unsentimentally--this is not a spoiler, it's the way things work in Lockridge show more novels, and one of the reasons I like them.
Review written in 2013 show less
Review written in 2013 show less
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- Canonical title
- Show Red For Danger
- Original publication date
- 1960
- People/Characters
- Merton Heimrich; Susan Faye; Ray Crowley; Charles Forniss
- First words
- From where they sat they could see the Hudson.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I like mine soft-boiled," Heimrich said, with great tenderness.
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- 39
- Popularity
- 749,459
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 5
