false <![CDATA[Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg 552719 2 When the beautiful girlfriend of a notorious gangster vanishes, it’s up to P.I. Donald Lam to get to the bottom of her disappearance — and of a mining scam, an illegal casino operation, a double homicide, and an opportunity for an enterprising private eye to make a small fortune...if he can just stay alive long enough to cash in! 539954 book 1952 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) total:77|5:6|4:21|3:38|2:10|1:2| 77 250 111 13 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 2 1 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 17:26:37 -0800 2009 Sat May 09 18:48:12 -0700 2009 Top of the Heap for the Hard Case Crime series:

"Okay, we've selected the first two Hard Case Crime novels...we need something next that will elevate our reputation and readership."
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These were real mysteries. These were puzzles. I won't...more...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 3 1 false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 14:37:07 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 07:44:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 3 0 false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Sep 03 11:09:38 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 11:10:20 -0700 2007 Erle Stanley Gardner - 13th of series
Hard Case Crime, 2004 (Reprint from 1952), Paperback
Private Investigator Donald Lam is asked to verify the alibi of wealthy John Carver Billings II. When it soon becomes clear the alibi is false, Don...more...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 3 0 false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 23 11:55:30 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 15 08:32:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 1 0 false Sun Oct 14 05:13:01 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 05:25:27 -0700 2007
That said, this one was pulled from the bottom of Erle Stanley Gardner's trunk of rejects. The plot was as dubious as airport sushi while the characterizations were thin and rigid.

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Erle Stanley Gardner, "Perry Mason" author, writing as A.A. Fair - Originally published 1952

A good complex mystery. I had to pick this up on the sale rack at K-Mart. Growing up we watched Perry Mason, Della Street, Paul Drake, Lt. Tragg, Hamilto...more...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 3 0 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 19:24:44 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 20:53:30 -0700 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 4 0 false Thu Mar 27 13:55:10 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 17:12:26 -0700 2008 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 4 0 false Fri Jun 29 07:30:10 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 16:14:57 -0700 2007 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 2 0 false Tue Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Aug 01 09:01:07 -0700 2007 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 3 0 false Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 29 13:27:35 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 18:34:22 -0800 2008 http://electric-pages.livejournal.com/85...]]> 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 0 0 false Wed Dec 09 11:19:52 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 11:19:52 -0800 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 5 0 false Tue Dec 08 07:46:47 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 07:46:47 -0800 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 0 0 false Mon Dec 07 18:09:14 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 18:09:14 -0800 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 0 0 false Sun Nov 01 21:56:22 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:56:29 -0800 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 2 0 false Fri Oct 30 07:16:45 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 07:16:47 -0700 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 0 0 false Wed Oct 21 19:49:42 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 19:49:42 -0700 2009 552719 0843953527 9780843953527 76 13 Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3) 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182987639m/552719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552719.Top_of_The_Heap 0 0 false Fri Oct 16 04:47:58 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 04:47:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=552719