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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. [Book club edition] 188 pages 21 cm. ; OCLC similar to 2616227 LC PS3523.O245 Dewey 813.52 ; black boards with red lettering in color pictorial dustjacket; part of the Paul Lane series, featuring Assistant District Attorney Bernie Simmons solving a murder at a magazine where a hostile takeover leads to the firing of many employees, culminating in the death of the man responsible, with the magazine's Assistant Fiction Editor, Nora Curran, as the prime suspect.; Frances Louise Lockridge (January 10, 1896 - February 17, 1963) and Richard Orson Lockridge (September 26, 1898 in St. Joseph, Missouri - June 19, 1982 in Tryon, North Carolina) were American writers of detective fiction. The pair wrote 50 novels together,[1] 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. Frances was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1896.[2][3][4] She attended the University of Kansas, though she did not graduate, and worked as a reporter and music critic at various publications including the Kansas City Journal-Post, Kansas City Kansan, and Kansas City Star. Richard was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was educated at the University of Missouri. After serving in the United States Navy, he returned to Missouri, working as a reporter on the Kansas City Kansan and the Kansas City Star. Married in 1922. Soon after, the couple moved to New York[2][6] where Richard Lockridge joined the old New York Sun. In 1932, Richard published his first book, Darling of Misfortune: Edwin Booth: 1833-1893. In 1960, the Lockridges were co-presidents of the Mystery Writers of America. They received a special Edgar Award in 1962. Richard Lockridge had received an Edgar in 1945 for best radio play. In their collaborations, Frances would generally produce the plot of the novels, while Richard would flesh out the writing ; FINE/VG. Book.…