Bertie and the Crime of Passion Erle Stanley Gardner A concubine is strangled in

A concubine is strangled in the Sultan's palace harem

hostile tribes and the cold touch of betrayal - yet his troubles have only just begun

disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their society

or it can break you

Bertie and the Crime of Passion Erle Stanley Gardner A concubine is strangled inBertie is in Paris, a city which holds many attractions for him, not least the actress Sarah Bernhardt. It is the divine Sarah who informs him of a recent murder on the dance floor of the Moulin Rouge as the cabaret reached its climax. Bertie can never resist demonstrating his sleuthing skills and he rashly co opts Bernhardt as his assistant. When the French police make an arrest, Bertie is on the point of quitting Paris and abandoning the case.