{"product_id":"top-of-the-heap-9781835411803","title":"Top of the Heap","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner - during his life, the best-selling American author of all time - comes a lost classic of detective fiction featuring private eyes Donald Lam (once played by Frank Sinatra!) and Bertha Cool.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHE PLAYED THE ODDS - AND LOST! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the beautiful girlfriend of a notorious gangster vanishes, the last man to be seen with her needs an alibi - and fast. Enter Donald Lam of the Cool \u0026amp; Lam detective agency. Donald tracks down the two women with whom his client claims to have spent the night and the client declares the case closed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's not. Something about his client's story doesn't add up, and Donald can't resist the temptation to keep digging. Before he knows it, he's dug up connections to a mining scam, an illegal casino, and a double homicide - plus an opportunity for an enterprising private eye to make a small fortune, if he can just stay alive long enough to cash in on it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hard Case Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835411803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Erle Stanley Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211665105077,"sku":"9781835411803","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_68990de7-eaf2-4577-a7a6-96a118795a94.jpg?v=1742913730","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/top-of-the-heap-9781835411803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}