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A. A Fair
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EMERALDS ARE FOR EVIL Shirley was sultry, sexy, smashing-a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out. That brought Bertha Cool and Donald Lam into the act, as the indomitable detective duo discovered that emeralds could be a girl's worst enemy when they...
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THE RIMLEY RENDEZOUS was a back-street bistro where a tired businessman could drop in for a pick-up, no questions asked. The cover charge was steep, Blackmail was the major part of the tab. It was a lucrative business-until a murderer cut into the profits... and left his weapon in Donald Lam's car. The famous team of COOL and LAM at their fast-moving, quick-thinking best.
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Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2016. | Hard Case Crime | 238 pages ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Main Mystery Gardner, E |
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"Lost for more than 75 years, The Knife Slipped was meant to be the second book in the series, but shelved when Gardner's publisher objected to (among other things) Bertha Cool's tendency to "talk tough, swear, smoke cigarettes, and try to gyp people." But this tale of adultery and corruption, of double-crosses and triple identities--however shocking for 1939--shines today as a glorious present from the past, a return to the heyday of private eyes...
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Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | First Hard Case Crime edition. | Titan Books | 223 pages ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
La Farge Mystery Gardner, E |
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"Hired to protect the treasures of a globe-trotting adventurer, Bertha and Donald confront an impossible crime: how could anything be smuggled out of a dinner party - least of all a 6-foot-long blowgun - when the guests were X-rayed coming and going? But that's nothing compared to the crime they face next: AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER..."--Back cover.
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