Cut Thin to Win [Mass Market Paperback]

A.A. Fair (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345330838
• ISBN-13: 978-0345330833
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,952,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars No Lamb for Slaughter, March 9, 2005

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This review is from: Cut Thin to Win (Mass Market Paperback)

Clayton Dawson of Denver visits the Cool & Lam agency in Los Angeles to handle a delicate matter. Lam is to visit an accident victim and arrange a deal so this can be settled out of court. The tricky part in this hit-and-rum was reported to the police, so paying the victim could be obstruction of justice. Chapter 2 discusses the pattern of life in a big city, and common automobile injury cases. Lam finds the accident victim, and buys the assignment of this suit. The victim takes the money and flies to Denver. But there is a big problem the next day; Sergeant Frank Sellers shows up to confront Lam about this deal. Lam must give up confidential information or be arrested the next day for compounding a felony!

Lam uses this time to try to track down Mr. Dawson in Denver. Next he tries to locate the missing accident victim. Lam tracks down Mr. Dawson through a clever ruse and is told the truth about the accident. But Lam is not out of trouble yet. Like other stories, it involves events that are seldom reported in your local newspapers. On a flight Lam finds a friendly stranger who asks personal questions, and guesses correctly about Lam's personal life. Lam guesses who this could be.

Chapter 19 tells how this story ends by the sanitized version printed in the newspapers. Lam collects his fee and leaves for a sudden vacation. Like other stories, this provides a subtle critique of the manners and morals of the rich and famous. The author was written a complicated and fast moving story that holds your interest until the last chapter. It is one of the best that I've read.