{"product_id":"the-knife-slipped","title":"The Knife Slipped (Cool and Lam)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LOST DETECTIVE NOVEL BY THE CREATOR OF PERRY MASON!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHBO series \u003ci\u003ePerry Mason \u003c\/i\u003eairs June 2020 starring Matthew Rhys in the titular role.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost for more than 75 years, \u003ci\u003eThe Knife Slipped \u003c\/i\u003ewas meant to be the second book in the series, but shelved when Gardner’s publisher objected to (among other things) Bertha Cool’s tendency to “talk tough, swear, smoke cigarettes, and try to gyp people.” But this tale of adultery and corruption, of double-crosses and triple identities—however shocking for 1939—shines today as a glorious present from the past, a return to the heyday of private eyes and shady dames, of powerful criminals, crooked cops, blazing dialogue, and delicious plot twists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald Lam has never been cooler—not even when played by Frank Sinatra on the \u003ci\u003eU.S. Steel Hour of Mystery \u003c\/i\u003ein 1946. Bertha Cool has never been tougher. And Erle Stanley Gardner has never been better.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50957796573472,"sku":"9781783299270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781783299270.jpg?v=1763762525","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/es\/products\/the-knife-slipped","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}