Mr. & Mrs. North
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
Weekend Murder
Pam and Jerry are invited to spend the weekend at a famous actress' country home, but when they arrive the housekeeper can't be found and there's a dead man in the pantry.
Till Death Do Us Part
The Norths receive a package containing bride and groom dolls--and the bride has a bloody dagger stuck in her back. Suddenly, there's a scream from the hall and in falls a neighbor in her bridal gown stabbed to death.
These Latins
Pam is jealous of Jerry's relationship with a beautiful and fiery Hispanic novelist. They find her murdered, as her husband arrives.
Surprise
A memorable birthday party is attended by the Norths. One of the guests, a lecherous, hammy actor, is stabbed to death while waiting to jump out and yell "Surprise!" Pam's the one who finds the weapon; it was hidden as a part of a model ship.
Comic Strip Tease
Pam and Jerry try to help a cartoonist break up a gang of street toughs running a protection racket in a nearby neighborhood.
The Nobles
Pam is a volunteer nurse's aide for the wheelchair-bound and elderly matriarch of the once-proud & well-respected Noble family. A murder attempt has been made on the old woman's life & Pam is determined to protect her and to bring the culprit to justice.
Silent Butler
The Norths' new butler, Oliver, is carrying on an affair with the married maid who works next door, and his ex-flame refuses to accept that they're over. The maid's husband, also a butler, is found dead in the building's basement.
House Behind the Wall
During a driving rainstorm, the Norths' car gets a flat tire, leaving them stranded in the woods. They spot a seemingly deserted house nearby when suddenly they hear a woman scream. Running to the house, they make a horrible discovery in the basement.
Dying to Live
The Norths agree to help an alcoholic millionaire who awakens in a cheap hotel to find his wife murdered and himself the prime suspect.
Pretty Baby
A toddler is lost and found numerous times after being left at the North's door. The mother dropped off the child after leaving her race-obsessed bookie husband. An incompetent detective hired by the father repeatedly grabs and loses the tot.
Man Who Came to Murder
The secrets of the Honey Moon Inn are revealed during the North's 5th-anniversary visit to the inn. The inn owner is surprised by a marriage proposal from a fresh-from-prison ex-beau, and the murdered sheriff is found in bigamist Chef Francois' pantry.
Maternity, Third Floor
The Norths run into a dangerous criminal--an assassin in a maternity ward. They pursue him through the hospital corridors.
Hot Mink
Pam is disappointed when the fur she thought was her birthday present is retrieved by a store representative. It turns out that a con man, posing as Jerry, charged the fur to the Norths' account and then made off with the mink.
Salt in His Blood
When the Norths try to help a discharged teenage sailor they run smack into a waterfront murder which might send the boy to prison.
Two Faced
The manicurist at Jerry's favorite barbershop recognizes a customer as a wanted murderer, but instead of phoning the police, she devises a plan to blackmail him. However, her scheme goes awry, with deadly results.
Trained for Murder
The Norths go to a training camp so Jerry can interview the up-and-coming prizefighter, Vince McKay, for a future book project. Unfortunately, the boxer collapses in the ring & dies. Many people had it in for McKay, but which one fed him the rat poison?
