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Captain Heimrich Books in Order

Captain Heimrich by Richard & Frances Lockridge contains 23 books, published between 1948 and 1977. The first book is I Want to Go Home (1948) and the newest is Dead Run (1977). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1948–1977
Pages on record
2,786 in 10 of 23 books
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Captain M.L. Heimrich is the police investigator at the centre of this New York State mystery series by Richard & Frances Lockridge. The 23 books appeared from 1948 to 1977, beginning with I Want to Go Home (1948) and Spin Your Web, Lady! (1949). Catalogue subjects also name Nathan Shapiro as a character. Mid-run titles include Foggy, Foggy Death (1950), Stand Up And Die (1953) and Burnt Offering (1955). Dead Run (1977) is the final Captain Heimrich book.

How many Captain Heimrich books are there?

Captain Heimrich has 23 books, released between 1948 and 1977.

Captain Heimrich Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Captain Heimrich books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of I Want to Go Home, book 1 of the Captain Heimrich series (1948)
  2. Cover of A Client is Cancelled, book 4 of the Captain Heimrich series (1951)
  3. Cover of Death by Association / Trial by Terror, book 5 of the Captain Heimrich series (1952)
  4. Cover of Let Dead Enough Alone, book 9 of the Captain Heimrich series (1955)
  5. Cover of Accent on Murder, book 11 of the Captain Heimrich series (1958)
  6. Cover of Show Red For Danger, book 12 of the Captain Heimrich series (1960)
  7. Cover of First Come, First Kill, book 15 of the Captain Heimrich series (1963)
  8. Cover of Murder Can't Wait, book 16 of the Captain Heimrich series (1964)
  9. Cover of Not I Said The Sparrow, book 21 of the Captain Heimrich series (1973)
  1. 1
    I Want to Go Home1948 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948344
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  2. 2
    Spin Your Web, Lady!1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  3. 3
    Foggy, Foggy Death1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  4. 4
    A Client is Cancelled1951 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1951281
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  5. 5
    Death by Association / Trial by Terror1952 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952283
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  6. 6
    Stand Up And Die1953 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953255
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  7. 7
    Death and the Gentle Bull / Killer in the Straw1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  8. 8
    Burnt Offering1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  9. 9
    Let Dead Enough Alone1955 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955228
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  10. 10
    Practice to Deceive1957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–
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  11. 11
    Accent on Murder1958 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958315
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  12. 12
    Show Red For Danger1960 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960287
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  13. 13
    With One Stone / No Dignity in Death1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  14. 14
    The Distant Clue1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  15. 15
    First Come, First Kill1963 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963272
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  16. 16
    Murder Can't Wait1964 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1964293
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  17. 17
    Murder Roundabout1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  18. 18
    With Option to Die1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  19. 19
    A Risky Way to Kill1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  20. 20
    Inspector's Holiday1971 · confirmed 2/4
    1971–
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  21. 21
    Not I Said The Sparrow1973 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973228
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  22. 22
    The Tenth Life1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  23. 23
    Dead Run1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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Is there a chronological order for Captain Heimrich?

No separate chronological order is on record for Captain Heimrich, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Captain Heimrich books in order?

You should read the Captain Heimrich books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Captain Heimrich book also stands alone.

Where to start with Captain Heimrich

Start with I Want to Go Home (1948), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Captain Heimrich book?

Dead Run (1977) is the newest Captain Heimrich book released so far.

Is there a new Captain Heimrich book coming?

No next Captain Heimrich book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Captain Heimrich at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Captain Heimrich title on record dates from 1977, 49 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Captain Heimrich books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,786 pages across the 10 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Captain Heimrich books, 9 of 23, were published in the 1950s.

What the Captain Heimrich books are about

10 of the 23 Captain Heimrich books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: m. l. heimrich (fictitious character) is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Richard & Frances Lockridge

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Richard & Frances Lockridge

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.