Erle Stanley Gardner dons his other cap and comes up with superior fare for A. A. Fair fans.

Bertha Cool was purring like a kitten. A client had just hired the agency to investigate a suspected insurance swindle, and in Bertha’s glittering eyes, that was just the respectable sort of case they needed.

Donald Lam had his doubts but he began looking around for suitable bait to set a trap. What he didn’t know was that the trap was already baited — and more than ready to spring.