Top Of The Heap (Hard Case Crime) Cool & Lam cover

Top Of The Heap (Hard Case Crime) Cool & Lam

by Erle Stanley Gardner

"When the beautiful girlfriend of a notorious gangster vanishes, the last man to be seen with her needs an alibi - and fast. Enter Donald Lam of the Cool & Lam detective agency. But his client's story doesn't add up, and soon Lam's uncovered a mining scam, an illegal casino, a double homicide...and a chance for an enterprising private eye to make a small fortune. If he can just stay alive long enough to cash in!"--Back cover.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?