1957 Cool & Lam (A. A. Fair)

You Can Die Laughing

Client David Wells

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A client suspects his wife is consulting spiritualist mediums to locate a hidden fortune left by a deceased mining engineer, ending in a poisoned cocktail.

Donald Lam's Legal Gambit

Donald exposes fraudulent electronic spirit-trumpet speakers and ventriloquism props hidden in the floorboards.

Bertha Cool Dictum
"Spirits can rap on tables all they want, Donald, but Bertha does not take checks from the spirit world!"