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Some Slips Don't Show AA Fair 9789997511850 Books Reviews

Some Slips Don't Show

Barclay Fisher visits the Cool & Lam agency. Fisher went to a convention in San Francisco, became intoxicated, and spent the night in a room with a young lady Lois Marlow. Now he's received a letter from George Cadott making a veiled threat. Fisher explains why he can't tell his wife (Chapter 1). Donald Lam travels to San Francisco to interview Lois Marlow (Chapter 2). Lois is an independent woman who didn't know what George Cadott was doing. Now Lam tries to find Cadott, who has moved away. There is humor in Lam's visit to an art dealer and artist in Chapter 3. Lam wonders if Cadott's need to publicize the sins of others is compensation for Cadott's own sins or his unstable emotions. Fisher shows up and they go to find Cadott in Vallejo. Lam finds Cadott's motel room and knocks. The door is unlocked, so Lam enters and sees a body in the bathroom (Chapter 4). Lam sends Fisher home, then returns to talk with Lois Marlow. They are interrupted by Mortimer Evans, a police officer investigating Cadott's death (Chapter 5).

In Chapter 6 Lam goes to visit Carl Jensen, the outboard motor manufacturer. Cadott had been there. Lam reads Cadott's diary for insight into his character (Chapter 7). Mortimer Evans learns something that makes Fisher appear guilty. Lam could be an accomplice. In Chapter 8 Lam gets a phone call from Lois Marlow and they meet in a lounge. Lois tells Lam about Cadott's past. Their conversation continues as they return to Lois' apartment. Then her neighbor drops by and tells her things (Chapter 9). There is some conflict, and Mrs. Fisher walks in. Suddenly Lam figures out something about the Fishers, and tells it to Mortimer Evans. Lam explains the unintended consequences of Cadott's letter to Mrs. Fisher. Mortimer Evans decides to check on Lam's theory, then they leave for Reno (Chapter 10). In Chapter 11 the solution comes together when a person hands over a claim check for Cadott's diary. There is a confession. The publicity about these events results in a tip to the FBI that solves an old crime. The person who shot Cadott is found not guilty by reason of self-defense. A San Francisco artist wins first prize for his unconventional painting. [This book provides a background to life and business in the 1950s.]
The Cool and Lam detective series, 28 novels strong, is not that well known these days and is almost unavailable in Ebook format, but it's an excellent series. Erle Stanley Gardner, who created Perry Mason, wrote this under the pen name AA Fair. The series centers around a pair of mismatched detectives. Bertha Cool is a heavyset miser who investigates a case like a rhinoceros at a wedding. Donald Lam is a slightly built man who has an extraordinary knack for solving a case.

This case involves a married man, a convention hostess, a jealous ex husband, drinks, casinos, blackmail, and of course murder. Gardner keeps the story moving right along and doesn't strike a wrong note at all.
Barclay Fisher may have been indiscreet. He isn't completely sure though, because he went to a convention in San Francisco, got really drunk, and woke up the next morning on the couch in an apartment belonging to a gorgeous young babe named Lois Marlow. Barclay may or may not have been unfaithful to his wife in the strictest sense of the word, but the technicalities won't matter all that much to his wife, who apparently has no sense of humor about these sorts of things. If she finds out that Barclay spent the night in Lois's apartment, it will probably be "Adios, Barclay."

Unfortunately, someone has threatened to send a letter to Mrs. Fisher, detailing how her husband spent his time at the convention, when he was supposed to be selling boats. Barclay offers Bertha Cool and Donald Lam five hundred dollars (no small sum in 1957) to get him out of this mess.

The firm agrees to take the case, which appears to be a fairly straightforward instance of blackmail. Donald flies to San Francisco and meets with the lovely Lois. There he discovers that something altogether different may be going on. Naturally, someone is going to get killed before all of this is over, and equally inevitably, Donald Lam will be up to his neck in trouble and may be headed to jail before all is said and done.

This is another solid entry in this entertaining series, and as always it's fun to watch Bertha and Donald spar with each other while Donald tries to pull all these chestnuts out of the fire. If you're curious about this series, this would be a good one to sample.
This was a gift for a friend who's reading the series and she loved it.