Top of the Heap - A.A. Fair - Erle Stanley Gardener - Cool and Lam Detective Series circa 1952 lily pads They first started with Pyrex

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Top of the Heap - A.A. Fair - Erle Stanley Gardener - Cool and Lam Detective Series circa 1952 lily pads They first started with PyrexIt all started when a San Francisco socialite barged into the offices of Cool and Lam {HISTORY} Before there was John Grisham and his library of bestselling legal fiction books, there was Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 1970), the most popular bestselling author of the 20th century. As a lawyer turned writer, Erle created the Perry Mason series as well as a host of other indelible characters that captivated readers' attention in the detective, crime, and