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What Do You Call a Golddigger These Days, Anyway?

The Case of the Golddigger's Purse by Erle Stanley Gardner

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cbr15 bingo On the Air   Could there be a more ‘30s – ’50s term than golddigger?  Anyone who has watched classic movies of that period knows exactly who she is – a woman looking for a wealthy sugar daddy.  Think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or maybe Some Like It Hot.  And generally in these films, not only is she in the market for gold, but more often than not, she also has a heart of gold. And a good thing in this tale, since she […]

Nothing Says Different Times Like Tobacco Power Plays

The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde by Erle Stanley Gardner

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cbr15bingo Nostalgia You did what, Sergeant Holcomb?  You put Perry Mason and Della Street in separate holding cells, and then you had the both of them strip searched?  Oh, son, you just made a huge mistake.  That is so not on.  You are so going down. OK, let’s back up a bit.  Diane Regis, she with the shiner, has made her way to Mason’s office dressed in a fur coat and not much underneath.  Seems as though her employer’s step-son (she’s a radio actress, employed […]

A Twofer

The Night and the Music by Lawrence Block

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I knocked out two books over the weekend, both good enough in their own ways.   The Night and the Music 4 stars I’ve never really liked short stories but I like Matthew Scudder and, aside from a novella, this is all that I have left to get from his tale. And I enjoyed each story on its own in some way. The mystery ones were fun but the ones where we see Scudder’s humanity are often better. I do wish the Mick Ballou ones were longer […]



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