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Insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey and Homicide Detective Marvia Plum
have been winning applause and building a loyal readership since their
debut in The Comic-Book Killer (1988). Sometimes rivals, sometimes partners,
sometimes lovers, Lindsey and Plum are a study in contrasts. He's white,
gentle, and unassuming. She's black, tough, and street-smart.
Their adventures have filled seven novels with an eighth on its way.
Now they return in One Murder at a Time: the Casebook of Lindsey &
Plum. Seven puzzlers range from police procedurals featuring Marvia Plum
and the insurance investigations of Hobart Lindsey to a superbly affecting
reunion story, "Old Folks at Home." Fans eager to learn if Lindsey
and Plum will finally get together may find a hint in this yarn.
There's also the surprising "News from New Providence," a flashback
to the 1940's in which Marvia's father, Marcus Plum, makes his first appearance.
And readers are in for a delightful experience when they come to "Cinquefoil,"
a bonus story introducing Caligula Foxx of West Adams Place. Homage to
a certain corpulent detective and his wise-cracking associate, Foxx has
a distinctive style and persona that shine through another fascinating
mystery.
Richard A. Lupoff is the author dozens of mystery and science fiction
novels as well as a hundred or more short stories, screenplays and nonfiction
books. His most recent publications are Claremont Tales, a collection
of short stories, and The Great American Paperback, an illustrated history
of mass-market publishing.