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The Count of 9

By Erle Stanley Gardner

By Erle Stanley Gardner

By Erle Stanley Gardner

By Erle Stanley Gardner

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Oct 23, 2018 | ISBN 9781785656347

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Oct 23, 2018 | ISBN 9781785656354

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    About The Count of 9

    From the world-famous creator of “Perry Mason,” Erle Stanley Gardner comes another baffling case for the Cool & Lam detective agency.

    HBO series Perry Mason airs June 2020 starring Matthew Rhys in the titular role.

    Erle Stanley Gardner was not just the creator of PERRY MASON – at the time of his death, he was the best-selling American author of all time, with hundreds of millions of books in print, including the 29 cases of the brash, irresistible detective team of Bertha Cool and Donald Lam. Gardner was also one of the most ingenious plot-spinners in the field, coming up with stunning twists and reveals… and THE COUNT OF 9 is Gardner at his twistiest.

    Hired to protect the treasures of a globe-trotting adventurer, Bertha and Donald confront an impossible crime: how could anything be smuggled out of a dinner party – least of all a 6-foot-long blowgun – when the guests were X-rayed coming and going? But that’s nothing compared to the crime they face next: AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER…

    About The Count of 9

    From the world-famous creator of “Perry Mason,” Erle Stanley Gardner comes another baffling case for the Cool & Lam detective agency.

    HBO series Perry Mason airs June 2020 starring Matthew Rhys in the titular role.

    Erle Stanley Gardner was not just the creator of PERRY MASON – at the time of his death, he was the best-selling American author of all time, with hundreds of millions of books in print, including the 29 cases of the brash, irresistible detective team of Bertha Cool and Donald Lam. Gardner was also one of the most ingenious plot-spinners in the field, coming up with stunning twists and reveals… and THE COUNT OF 9 is Gardner at his twistiest.

    Hired to protect the treasures of a globe-trotting adventurer, Bertha and Donald confront an impossible crime: how could anything be smuggled out of a dinner party – least of all a 6-foot-long blowgun – when the guests were X-rayed coming and going? But that’s nothing compared to the crime they face next: AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER…

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    Also by Erle Stanley Gardner

    Fools Die On Friday
    Turn on the Heat
    The Knife Slipped
    Top of the Heap
    See all books by Erle Stanley Gardner

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $12.95
    Published by Hard Case Crime
    Oct 23, 2018 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781785656347

    Category: Crime Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Hard Case Crime
    Oct 23, 2018 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781785656354

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    Praise

    “This smooth and easy entry in [Gardner’s] Cool and Lam detective series, now reissued with a classic—but brand new—cover by legendary paperback artist Robert McGinnis.” –Publishers Weekly 

    “A good read…I recommend picking up a copy of this from Hard Case Crime” — Black Gate

    “This reissue of THE COUNT OF 9 serves as a reminder of both what we had and what we lost in the golden era of paperbacks, right down to the new and eye-riveting cover by the incomparable Robert McGinnis. It is required reading for any fan of hard-boiled detective fiction who is interested in where the wellspring of his or her favorite novels came from, at least in part.” — BookReporter

    “The Count of 9 exudes mid-century American cool, with loads of snappy dialogue.” -New York Journal of Books 

    “A classic vintage mystery that modern readers would never encounter except for its reissuance here from Hard Case Crime.”- Bookgasm

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