Crows Can't Count

by A. A. Fair

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Series: Cool and Lam (10)

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EMERALDS ARE FOR EVIL Shirley was sultry, sexy, smashing--a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out. That brought Bertha Cool and Donald Lam into the act, as the indomitable detective duo discovered that emeralds could be a girl's worst enemy when they carried a price tag of murder...… (more)

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My second Gardner book, it's better than the first one I read. The story has several twists and turns, and is paced well. I quite enjoyed it. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
A. A. Fair	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hansen, Ursula Baum	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McGinnis, Robert	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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He Who Whispers | The Unsuspected | Crows Can't Count by Detective Book Club

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Crows Can't Count / Spill the Jackpot / Bedrooms Have Windows by Erle Stanley Gardner

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The man who sat across the desk from Bertha Cool looked at though he didn't like the smell of the office.

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EMERALDS ARE FOR EVIL Shirley was sultry, sexy, smashing--a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out. That brought Bertha Cool and Donald Lam into the act, as the indomitable detective duo discovered that emeralds could be a girl's worst enemy when they carried a price tag of murder...

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