1970 Cool & Lam (A. A. Fair)

All Grass Isn't Green

Client Milton C. Dix

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

Donald and Bertha are hired to locate a missing writer who vanished while researching the cross-border smuggling of illegal goods across the Mexican border.

Donald Lam's Legal Gambit

Donald uses border patrol surveillance checkpoints and vehicle gas tank secret compartments to solve the homicide.

Bertha Cool Dictum
"The last case, Donald. They paid cash, the check cleared, and Bertha Cool is still the smartest woman in California!"