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The Bigger They Come (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner (Writing as A.A. Fair)
Bertha Cool is the gruff, tough-talking corpulent head of her private detective agency, which opened after the death of her husband; Donald Lam is her meek, slight, and nervy new hire, who makes up for a lack of boldness with brilliant detective work. The duo couldn't be any more dissimilar. However, with their combined skills, they are an unstoppable force in solving crimes, as evidenced by their over two dozen successes in the long-running series penned by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner.
In this, their first outing, Donald Lam is tasked with delivering divorce papers to a man who reportedly made a fortune in rigged slot machines. The only problem is that nobody -- not even the police -- can find him. Before long, Lam's seemingly simple assignment finds him caught up in a web of money, mysterious safety deposit boxes, and a gang of toughs every bit as desperate as he is to find the runaway… Read More

The Case of the Careless Kitten (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner
Helen Kendal's woes begin when she receives a mysterious phone call from her vanished uncle Franklin, long presumed dead, urging her to contact criminal defense attorney Perry Mason; they continue as she finds herself the main suspect in the murder of an unfamiliar man. Her kitten has just survived a poisoning attempt, as has her aunt Matilda, the woman who always maintained that Franklin was alive in spite of his disappearance. But Helen is lucky she called Perry Mason when she did. He takes the case and, risking disbarment for his unorthodox methods, endeavors to outwit the police and solve the puzzle himself, assisted by his secretary Della Street, his private eye Paul Drake, and the unlikely but invaluable aid of a careless but very clever kitten.
Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 - 1970) was the best-selling American author of the 20th century. In addition to his Perry Mason novels, Gardner published dozens of other… Read More