Donald Lam

Donald Lam is a fictional American detective created by Erle Stanley Gardner under his penname A. A. Fair. He is the side-kick of Bertha Cool, a stout widow in her 60s who started their detective agency in 1936.

The series is also known as The Unlikely Duo and consists of the following 29 books:

• The Bigger They Come
• Turn on the Heat
• Gold Comes in Bricks
• Spill the Jackpot
• Double or Quits
• Owls don't Blink
• Bats Fly at Dusk
• Cats Prowl at Night
• Give 'em the Ax
• Crows can't Count
• Fools Die on Friday
• Bedrooms have Windows
• Top of the Heap
• Some Woman won't Wait
• Beware the Curves
• You can Die Laughing
• Some Slips don't Show
• The Count of Nine
• Pass the Gravey
• Kept Woman can't Quit
• Bachelors Get Lonely
• Shills can't Count Chips
• Try Anything Once
• Fish or Cut Bait
• Up for Grabs
• Cut Thin to Win
• Widows Wear Weeds
• Traps Need Fresh Bait
• All Grass isn't Green