A Plate of Red Herrings

A revisit to one of my Lockridge titles I haven't read in decades---it felt all new to me, other than the blossoming relationship between our man in the Manhattan D.A.'s office, Bernie Simmons, and the lovely Nora Curran. After a corporate takeover of the magazine Nora works for, multiple firings set the stage for the murder of the new parent company's hatchet man. Which one bonked him with his own trophy? And why is the murderer trying to pin it on Nora, when the police have at least a half dozen likely suspects? A fun read, although the obvious conflict of interest that would surely have kept Bernie from being part of this investigation is problematic---it's mentioned, but never insisted upon, by the homicide detective in charge. show more Maybe, in the late 1960s when this was written, that was possible...seems totally unbelievable now. show less