Books like Shills can't cash chips by Erle Stanley Gardner
When Lamont Hawley represents a large insurance company that suspects foul play in a $30,000 whiplash claim, private detective Donald is enlisted to investigate. The case centers on a beige‑haired claimant who appears unusually composed, raising doubts. Federal investigator Bertha Cool eyes the money, while Sergeant Seller watches Donald closely. A secretive discovery—a body in Donald’s trunk—throws the investigation into overdrive, complicating the search for truth and justice.
First publish date: 1961
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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