Death on the Aisle by Frances and Richard Lockridge

Pam and Jerry North are at it again. They just happen to be at a pre-show of a new off-Broadway play when the angel (backer) of the show is murdered. The man is not very nice and there are several people (of course) with motives. Of course, it's not their fault that they are there when it happens but, now that they are, they're going to be involved in the mystery.
The mystery was maybe fairly clued but there was a lot of false information dropped in as well. I had heard about this case on the Classic Mysteries podcast.  He is a little more appreciative of this book but my favorite parts were the interactions between Acting Captain Bill Weigand and his fiancee Dorian as they try to get married.

Three stars
This book came out in1942
Hard copy checked out from the library
Opinions are my own

The Norths Meet Murder by Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge

When I requested this book from NetGalley, I assumed it was like the recent Nero Wolfe that I had read -- a new book by a recent (currently alive) author. I know the Norths from old time radio stories and was confused when they met Lieutenant Weigand. Didn't they already know him? Oh! This is a reissue is the first book in the series!
It starts when Pam decides to throw a party. She's been to quite a few parties and "owes" her friends. She decides that it might be nice to use the empty apartment in their building. And it seems fine when she goes up to visit in the afternoon. But after Jerry comes home and they go to check it out together, they open the bathroom door and find a body.
Thus opens their eyes into the world of crime. This book is very fairly clued, especially if you know the Norths, it will be easy to figure out who the killer was.
I loved the exchange between Weigand and Mullins, "He could of" "I think you mean would have" "That's what I said." One of my pet peeves and in a book from  1940.

This book was reissued on March 8
Four stars