{"product_id":"9781504074322","title":"Gold Comes in Bricks","description":"Following a money trail leads a PI into danger in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason and author of Turn on the Heat.Brainy private detective Donald Lam is always one step ahead of the bad guys-but he's also smaller than them and typically gets beat up. That's why his boss, the ever-irascible Bertha Cool, has hired a martial arts master to teach him self-defense. The first class isn't easy for Donald, but he is rewarded with a new client . . .Henry Ashbury is concerned about his daughter's recent spending habits. He wants Donald to find out where her money is going, without letting on that he's a detective. So, going undercover as Ashbury's trainer, Donald soon learns the story behind the daughter's finances. But when his investigation also turns up a dead body, the diminutive detective must teach the killer a lesson in justice . . .\"Lively wit and machinegun dialogue.\" -Ralph E. Vaughan, author of Murder in the Goblins' Playground\"Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum.\" -Booklist","brand":"Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852819910974,"sku":"9781504074322","price":565.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781504074322_e4822f1f-6537-426a-96ea-0dd4a666c65d.jpg?v=1707512352","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781504074322","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}