Death of a Tall Man (36 page)

“Where's Mullins?” Pam North wanted to know.

“On his way in,” Bill told her. “He lives out on Long Island. He was—having an evening out.” He dosed tired eyes and reopened them. “As weren't we all,” he said.

There was a pause, then.

“And there we stand,” Bill Weigand said. His voice was suddenly dull. “A United States senator dresses up like a bum, drinks chloral hydrate in rotten liquor in a cheap bar, dies in the doorway of a fourth rate lunchroom while his fiancée is waiting for him to come to a party on Park Avenue.” He sighed. “The papers will be very, very happy,” he said. “And the inspector will spin.”

“Tomorrow,” Pam North said sleepily, “we'll talk to the ad—” She paused and then went on—“miral's daughter,” she said. “Won't we, Jerry?”

There was a very long pause indeed.

“I guess so,” Jerry North said, finally.

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About the Authors

Frances and Richard Lockridge were some of the most popular names in mystery during the forties and fifties. Having written numerous novels and stories, the husband-and-wife team was most famous for their Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries. What started in 1936 as a series of stories written for the
New Yorker
turned into twenty-six novels, including adaptions for Broadway, film, television, and radio. The Lockridges continued writing together until Frances's death in 1963, after which Richard discontinued the Mr. and Mrs. North series and wrote other works until his own death in 1982.

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Copyright © 1946 by Frances and Richard Lockridge

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