Inspector 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 . . . Tensions have been rising in the conservative community of North Wellwood, New York, ever since African American lawyer Thomas Peters moved to town with a plan to open a desegregated country club. Those in opposition are determined to see Mr....

Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled waters in this mystery from the coauthor of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker). Inspector 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 . . . Over his many years on the force, Inspector Heimrich has more than earned his...

Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan's finest, but that doesn't stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . . When the discovery of Broadway actress Jennifer Singleton's body makes the news, Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro ends up involved in a case he's not even assigned to. Shapiro's wife, Rose, knows the only suspect and is convinced eighteen-year-old gardener Roy Baker couldn't possibly have anything...

Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan's finest, but that doesn't stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough... When a wealthy executive takes a dive out of the twelfth-story window of his Madison Avenue advertising agency on a hot summer day, all signs point to an accident or suicide. But if there's one thing Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro has learned in his time on the force, it's that looks can be...

Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan's finest, but that doesn't stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough... A woman is found dead in the bathtub of her Greenwich Village apartment, the victim of an apparent suicide. But when the toxicology report reveals there was a large amount of barbiturates in her system-with no corresponding drugs in the apartment-the case is deemed suspicious. The scene...

Inspector 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 . . . On the night before Christmas Eve, in Van Brunt, New York, attorney Samuel Jackson is run over in the parking lot of the Old Stone Inn-and it's no accident. For Inspector Heimrich, Jackson's murder is personal, not only because the man was his...

Nathan Shapiro might be the gloomiest member of Manhattan's finest, but that doesn't stop the dour detective from getting the job done when the going gets tough . . . Painter Shackleford Jones died of a bullet to the head, behind the ear to be exact. The homicide captain brushes it off as suicide, but the medical examiner draws a different conclusion: The angle's all wrong. Now it's up to Det. Lt. Nathan Shapiro to get some perspective on who might...