The Knife Slipped
$21.94
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
6 December 2016
Summary
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 shelved when Gardner’s publisher objected to (among …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783299270 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783299274 |
| Author: | Erle Stanley Gardner |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 6 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 128mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Cool and Lam |
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Critics Review
“For fans of classic hard-boiled whodunits, this is a time machine back to an exuberant era of snappy patter, stakeouts, and double-crosses.” – Publishers Weekly
“A remarkable discovery…fans will rejoice at another dose of Gardner’s unexcelled mastery of pace and an unexpected new taste of his duo’s cyanide chemistry.” – Kirkus Reviews
“The Knife Slipped is a gift to aficionados of the Cool and Lam series …” - New York Journal of Books
“A treasure that’s not to be missed.” - BookReporter
“Fans of Gardner’s straightforward and terse Perry Mason mysteries are in for a surprise and treat with the abundance of breezy and sarcastic humor found in The Knife Slipped. Like his Mason novels, The Knife Slipped is both fast moving and intricately plotted, but Lam’s first-person narration allows much more freedom for Chandleresque descriptions and smart remarks.” - Shelf Awareness
“This vintage hardboiled mystery has plenty of sass and energy, with intricate plotting and a delightful parade of suspects. The Knife Slipped is a treat that no mystery fan will want to miss” - Shelf Awareness
Erle Stanley Gardner
One of the best-selling authors of all time, Erle Stanley Gardner’s greatest creations include crusading attorney Perry Mason (star of more than eighty novels, a TV series and TV movies) and the hardboiled detective team of Bertha Cool and Donald Lam, who appeared in more than two dozen adventures. An attorney himself, Gardner also founded the Court of Last Resort, a group that investigated criminal cases they believed had ended in wrong convictions.
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