Erle Stanley Gardner’s most popular pulp creation was undoubtedly Lester Leith, whose adventures are recorded in more than 60 novelets. Lester Leith was a Robin Hood of detectives who solved baffling mysteries in order to crack down on cracksmen....
One evening: Sam Moraine, shrewd and genial advertising executive, sat playing poker with District Attorney Phil Duncan and his chief Criminal Investigator, Barney Morden.
The next night: Sam found himself out on a pitching yacht paying ransom...
Tres chicas solteras comparten piso en Londres. Una trabaja como secretaria, otra es artista y la tercera, que acaba de pedir ayuda a Poirot, desaparece repentinamente al creer que es una asesina. Hércules Poirot encuentra una joven que le dice una...
The last of the Perry Mason mysteries features the headlong pace, wealth of red herrings, and sizzling courtroom scene characterizing the best of Gardner. There was something phony about the girl her cheap coat didn’t go with her smartly tailored...
Desde el número 19 de Wilbraham Crescent alguien llama solicitando una mecanógrafa, con preferencia Sheila Webb. La llamada es atendida y Sheila es enviada a la dirección reseñada con el encargo de presentarse a miss Pebmarsh. Al llegar allí se...
A second case for the intrepid Mrs Pargeter – sixtysomething and a little bit more. She has moved to a prosperous housing estate, but something rankles about her new neighbours. She soon learns that the estate might be perfect for social...