In this hard-hitting, swift-moving murder mystery the author introduces that notable private eye, Donald Lam, confidential agent of Cool & Lam. He has said goodbye to the Navy, and is looking for peace and quiet.
But before he has time to say "Hello" to Bertha Cool, trouble walks into the office.
Within thirty minutes, Donald is off to the Rimley rendezvous, a place for lonely women with little to do and money to spend. From then on it's a matter of corpses and cops, with a beautiful girl called Billy Prue who gets herself into trouble.
A. A. Fair (now known to be Erle Stanley Gardner, world's record-seller in detective fiction) has written an original murder story, salty with American dialogue and wisecracks.
Wow! Another Cool and Lam mystery, which is great. (This is easily the best series Erle Stanley Gardner ever wrote. Really.) Not so great is the cover. It looks like the artist fell asleep during anatomy drawing class. Either that, or he had serious problems with perspective. I know the dame opening the door in the picture is meant to be leaning forwards, but her top half is dangerously out of proportion with the rest of her!
