About the author: A.A. Fair was a pseudonym of Erle Stanley Gardner.
Series: Donald Lam & Bertha Cool #2
Major characters:
- "Mr. Smith", the client
- Dr. James C. Lintig, a.k.a. Charles Loring Alftmont, a specialist
- Amelia Lintig, his estranged wife
- Vivian Carter, his nurse, corespondent in his divorce action
- Marian Dunton, office staff of The Blade
- Miller Cross
- Evaline Dell Harris
Locale: California
Synopsis: A mysterious client, "Mr. Smith", hires Bertha Cool and Donald Lam to do just one thing: locate Amelia Lintig, supposedly divorced from Dr. James C. Lintig. She dropped out of sight over twenty years ago and hasn't been seen since. Lam travels to Oakview to try to pick up her trail, with the assistance of Marian Dunton, office manager for the local newspaper, The Blade. He soon finds out that two others are looking for Amelia as well: Miller Cross and Evaline Dell Harris.
Lam consults records to find Dr. Lintig had changed his name to Charles Loring Alftmont, and continued his practice. Lam tracks down Dr. Alftmont and finds he is the client, "Mr. Smith".
Review:
Jan 14 2025: reading now, please come back again
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