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Originally Posted by drjd
Finished The Count of Nine(1958) - A rich dilettante "Explorer" is murdered with a poisonous blow gun he himself had brought back from the Amazon. Detective Donald Lam and Bertha Cool went through a whole new series of experiences.
Next up in the series : Pass the Gravy, another masterpiece from the pen of Erle Stanley Gardner.
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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
Well, I guess there's no point reading that book now...
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Well, I shouldn't have disclosed that much about the book... Sorry...
Finished
(1959) - Pass the Gravy, the case of missing alcoholic uncle, and
Kept Women Can't Quit (1960) - An armored car is robbed while the two guards are inside having donuts and coffee and ogling the waitresses; and when Police Detective Frank Sellers catches one of the robbers, he is accused of pocketing the loot for himself. Naturally, he puts the pressure on detective Donald Lam to solve the case for him, gratis, and get him off the hook.
Next up :
Bachelors Get Lonely (1961) by
Erle Stanley Gardner.