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Before he dies, a murdered burglar puts Mrs. North in mortal danger The thief struts toward Broadway, confident his luck has finally begun to turn. Just a few hours earlier, he had been as scared as a trapped rat, cowering in a bathroom, hoping the homeowners would go to bed without finding him. He got lucky, and he got away with his mark: a flimsy little piece of plastic that's worth more money than he's ever had at one time. But before he reaches his destination, he'll be left for dead on show more the sidewalk. As his last act, he drops his loot in the mail. The package is marked for Pamela North, the slightly daffy amateur sleuth who always nabs the killer, even if she never quite gets to the point. One man has already died for this mysterious item, and as soon as it lands in her mailbox, she'll be in danger of joining him. Death Has a Small Voice is the 18th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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This novel was first published in 1953. My Avon 35 cent paperback edition has a real pulpy cover and is one of the later entries in the Mr. and Mrs. North detective mystery series. This story is fairly well written and the tension starts on the first pages. We open with the thoughts of a blackmailer going round and round in his head as he walks the streets of New York thinking about his score.
Detective fiction has never been my go-to genre but I enjoy one now and then. This one is really an old-fashioned 50's style tale but probably a notch above the usual. Pulp fiction on the mild side. I must confess that the North's Siamese cats in the story increased my "like." The circumstances that make up all the little pieces of the story are show more certainly evidence to this reader that 62 years have passed since the story first appeared. I'll also confess to finding a certain charm to the storytelling.
Reading this is a little like watching an old black and white B movie. Mrs. North receives a Dictaphone type record in the mail and upon listening to it hears what she thinks is murder. She soon is aware when listening that someone is after that recording, and now her. The mystery deepens, spreads out, pieces of the puzzle start fitting together. I try and figure out whodunit and if there are red herrings. I think this is a story that would have been more enjoyable 50-60 years ago since I kept getting distracted by the differences between the 50's and more recent times, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I didn't really figure out the mystery mostly because we get introduced to a bunch of characters who aren't terribly well defined and then we go on with the story leaving almost all of them behind. When the reveal came I was like, which one was he? Oh, he's the one I thought who did it (seemed kind of obvious). My fault I think. show less
Detective fiction has never been my go-to genre but I enjoy one now and then. This one is really an old-fashioned 50's style tale but probably a notch above the usual. Pulp fiction on the mild side. I must confess that the North's Siamese cats in the story increased my "like." The circumstances that make up all the little pieces of the story are show more certainly evidence to this reader that 62 years have passed since the story first appeared. I'll also confess to finding a certain charm to the storytelling.
Reading this is a little like watching an old black and white B movie. Mrs. North receives a Dictaphone type record in the mail and upon listening to it hears what she thinks is murder. She soon is aware when listening that someone is after that recording, and now her. The mystery deepens, spreads out, pieces of the puzzle start fitting together. I try and figure out whodunit and if there are red herrings. I think this is a story that would have been more enjoyable 50-60 years ago since I kept getting distracted by the differences between the 50's and more recent times, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I didn't really figure out the mystery mostly because we get introduced to a bunch of characters who aren't terribly well defined and then we go on with the story leaving almost all of them behind. When the reveal came I was like, which one was he? Oh, he's the one I thought who did it (seemed kind of obvious). My fault I think. show less
a smalltime burglar is murdered just as he mails a recording to the Norths, which it turns out he was attempting to blackmail someone with
El matrimonio Lockridge, Frances (1896-1963) y Richard (1898-1982), dió vida a una pareja de detectives particular: Mr. Y Mrs. North, Pam y Gerald (Jerry) , que, junto con sus 3 gatos, resuelven los misterios que se les plantean.
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Richard Orson Lockridge was born on September 26, 1898 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a writer of detective fiction. Along with his wife Francis, Richard Lockridge created the famous American mystery series, Mr. and Mrs, North. Lockridge was educated at the University of Missouri. He began working as a reporter on the Kansas City Kansan and the show more Kansas City Star. In 1932, Lockridge published his first book, Darling of Misfortune: Edwin Booth: 1833-1893. In 1937, Frances Lockridge conceived the plot for a detective novel, but had problems with her characters. Richard Lockridge collaborated with his wife, using her plot and the characters he had created earlier for a series of comic sketches in The New Yorker, Mr. and Mrs. North. The book was published in 1940 as The Norths Meet Murder, launching a series of twenty-six novels, which was adapted for the stage, film, radio, and television. The Lockridge's went on to write several mystery series including Lt. Heimrich series, Nathan Shapiro series and Paul Lane series. Richard Lockridge died in 1982 after s series of strokes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Death Has a Small Voice
- Original publication date
- 1953
- People/Characters
- Jerry North; Pam North
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA
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- 64
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- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 9
