{"product_id":"gold-comes-in-bricks-9781504074322","title":"Gold Comes in Bricks","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing a money trail leads a PI into danger in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason and author of \u003ci\u003eTurn on the Heat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively wit and machinegun dialogue.\" --Ralph E. Vaughan, author of \u003ci\u003eMurder in the Goblins' Playground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mysteriouspress.Com\/Open Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504074322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.60d","brand":"A. a. Fair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077469376693,"sku":"9781504074322","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_86f7388f-2b53-4847-8a40-bb5605abfbb4.jpg?v=1650956057","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gold-comes-in-bricks-9781504074322","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}