The Knife Slipped (Cool and Lam) by Gardner, Erle Stanley - 2016-12-06

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Lost for more than 75 years, The Knife Slipped is a glorious return to the heyday of private eyes and shady dames, of powerful criminals, crooked cops, blazing dialogue, and delicious.

Titan Books Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Titan Books Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcase Crime, 2016. Paperback. New. 238 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches.

UsedAcceptable. Item has stickers or notes attached to cover and/or pages that have not been removed to prevent further damage Corners are bent. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

Paperback / softback. New. Lost for more than 75 years, The Knife Slipped is a glorious return to the heyday of private eyes and shady dames, of powerful criminals, crooked cops, blazing dialogue, and delicious.

London: Hard Case / Titan, 2016. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Creases to top right front corner, otherwise clean and unmarked, unread. "The Lost Cool & Lam Mystery", written by Gardner writing as A.A. Fair. "First publication anywhere!

London: Hard Case Crime, 2016. 1st thus. Softcover. Very Good/None. Robert McGinnis. Softcover, colorful wraps with a retro-style illustration by Robert McGinnis. At the time of his death, Erle Stanley Gardner was the best-selling American author of the 20th century, and world famous as the creator of crusading attorney Perry Mason. Gardner also created the hardboiled detective team of Cool and Lam, stars of 29 novels published between 1939 and 1970—and one that’s never been published until now.Lost for more than 75 years, THE KNIFE SLIPPED was meant to be the second book in the series but got shelved when Gardner’s publisher objected to (among other things) Bertha Cool’s tendency to "talk tough, swear, smoke cigarettes, and try to gyp people." But this tale of adultery and corruption, of double-crosses and triple identities —however shocking for 1939—shines today as a glorious present from the past, a return to the heyday of private eyes and shady dames, of powerful criminals, crooked… Read More

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Hard Case Crime, 12/06/2016. Paperback. NEW.