The Count of Nine

Yoiu might call Bertha Cool the broad beam of the Cool and Lam Detective Agency. As this story begins all 200-odd pounds of her are quivering happily at the thought of a fat fee to come.All Bertha has to do is guard the priceless treasures of a wealthy explorer Dean Crockett 2nd who is about to throw a fabolous party. But somebody''s hand is quicker even than Bertha''s gimlet eye and one valuable jade Buddha and a primitive blowgun disappear.That''s when brainy bantam-weight Donald Lam steps in and the pace sets off fiercly before reaching a sensational unexpected climax.