Gold Comes in Bricks (The Bertha Cool and Donald Lam Mysteries)

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

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Synopsis: Following a money trail leads a PI into danger in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason and author of Turn on the Heat. Brainy private detective Donald Lam is always one step ahead of the bad guys—but he&’s also smaller than them and typically gets beat up. That&’s why his boss, the ever-irascible Bertha Cool, has hired a martial arts master to teach him self-defense. The first class isn&’t easy for Donald, but he is rewarded with a new client . . . Henry Ashbury is concerned about his daughter&’s recent spending habits. He wants Donald to find out where her money is going, without letting on that he&’s a detective. So, going undercover as Ashbury&’s trainer, Donald soon learns the story behind the daughter&’s finances. But when his investigation also turns up a dead body, the diminutive detective must teach the killer a lesson in justice . . . &“Lively wit and machinegun dialogue.&” —Ralph E. Vaughan, author of Murder in the Goblins&’ Playground &“Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum.&” —Booklist