Cool & Lam Mystery series

Review: Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner

By Kristin Centorcelli

November 13, 2017

Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner is considered one of the best Cool and Lam novels in the acclaimed series, now made available from Hard Case Crime. Love old-school suspense yarns? Yes? Then you’ll love Erle Stanley Gardner’s (writing as A. A. Fair) California-set Turn on the Heat. This was originally supposed to…

Review: The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner

By David Cranmer

December 2, 2016

The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner was meant to be the 2nd book in the Cool & Lam Mystery series but was shelved and subsequently lost for 75 years until Hard Case Crime got their hands on it (Available December 6, 2016). Outside the mystery and detective community, the name Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1966)…