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The Bigger They Come
The Bigger They Come
Author: A. A. Fair, Erle Stanley Gardner
Bertha Cool, head of he B. L. Cool Detective Agency, has the majesty of a snowcapped mountain and the assurance of a steamroller. At 300 pounds plus, she goes in for loose clothes and loose talk. Donald Lam, her number-one operative, weighs 127 pounds soaking wet. When he tells people he's a detective, they laugh. But Donald always has the last ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780688031374
ISBN-10: 0688031374
Publication Date: 4/1984
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Quill
Book Type: Paperback
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Donald Lam (newly hired will become the top operative of Bertha Cools B.L. Cool Detective Agency) is to serve divorce papers on Morgan Birks, who vanished after involvement in a slot-machine scandal; Alma Hunt's friend Sandra Birks charged him with abuse. Sandra's brother "Bleatie" knows Morgan's mistress=Sally Durke can lead Lam to Morgan; Lam & Alma follow Sally to a hotel. Lam serves the papers on Birks, then leaves with Bertha Cool. After Lam gets abducted & released, he starts a new investigation, flies to Yuma (AZ) & winds up absolving Alma Hunt from guilt as he provides enough info for CA to round up Birks' gang.

Reviews: This complex tale rewards readers amply by its finale. Its regrettable that this series fell out of print in the 1970s as Gardner really seemed to have fun w/these two sleuths who at their best were cynically witty, self-effacing and made an excellent team. Therapsheet A solid series featuring a memorably mismatched pair of private eyes.Thrillingdetective


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