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Written mostly during the Great Depression, these stories showed wit and humor that Gardner often displayed in his personal life, but infrequently in his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly a handful of the Lester Leith stories have appeared since their original publication dates. Hold Cash, Cold Clews will double the number of Leith stories anthologized. This is the fourth collection of Gardner’s pulp characters in Crippen \u0026amp; Landru’s Lost Classics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I awarded a four-star rating [to The Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith] and suggested there must be others worthy of discovery. 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The oppressor found in him a grim enemy, tireless uncompromising, letting no man-made law stand between him and his prey.\" \"His soul craved combat,\" Gardner writes, \"as the soul of many men craves strong drink.\" The Casebook of Sidney Zoom is the first book-collection of the Zoom stories, and they show Gardner's pulp style at it hard-hitting best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the second volume in Crippen \u0026amp; Landru’s collections of Erle Stanley Gardner’s short stories. The book is edited by the modern master of the private-eye story, Bill Pronzini. 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In truth, he is a wealthy, seemingly indolent socialite, who becomes a terror to the underworld. In the gang-ridden world of the Depression, The Kid knows that “the rulers of today were the corpses of tomorrow, where survival was the price of keen observation and rapid thought.” His enemy, Inspector Brame, believes that The Kid “is apparently one who loves adventure. His crimes are committed for excitement, rather than gain. And, in everything he does, he gives proof of a superior mentality.” This is the third volume in Crippen \u0026amp; Landru's collections of Erle Stanley Gardner's short stories. The book is edited by the modern master of the private-eye story, Bill Pronzini. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cover is by Gail Cross. 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