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The Case of the Crying Swallow
by Erle Stanley GardnerThe `Publisher's Note' says this was published after Erle Stanley Gardner's death in 1970. It contains a Perry Mason novelette and three short stories. Two predate the Perry Mason series. Contains THE CASE OF THE CRYING SWALLOW THE CANDY KID THE VANISHING CORPSE THE AFFAIR OF THE RELUCTANT WITNESS
The Case of the Curious Bride
by Erle Stanley GardnerAt all starts when Rhoda Montaine visits Perry Mason's office, seeking legal advice for "a friend." Perry's no dummy. He knows what she's up to. Seven years ago, she was married to Gregory Moxley, a con man and rotter of the worst sort. He disappeared and she's ready to have him declared legally dead. She's just recently married wealthy Carl W. Montaine, and is now horrified to find that her first husband, Gregory Moxley, is still alive. Not only that, but he's seeking blackmail money to keep quiet and out of sight. It seems like a setup for murder and that's just what happens. Rhoda's supposed to sneak out of the house at 2 AM to meet with Moxley and pay him off. She shows up at his apartment a few minutes late, and is right in the middle of his murder. It's an open-and-shut case; she evens admits she hit him with the fireplace poker. Will Perry Mason be able to solve the crime?
The Case of the Dangerous Dowager
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhen Matilda Benson solicits the help of Perry Mason, her request seems simple enough: cruise to a gambling ship moored just beyond the twelve-mile limit and buy back the IOU's signed by Miss Benson's niece. But after Mason reaches the floating casino, he discovers problems aplenty--most notably the ship's owner with a bullet hole through his head. Strangely enough, Matilda and her niece are also on board that night...when someone tosses a gun over the railing. Does Perry Mason's client have something to hide? With the support of his trusty secretary, Della Street, and the ever-helpful Paul Drake, Mason dives into an ocean of menace.
The Case of the Daring Decoy
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason defends a man embroiled in a stock battle who is accused of killing a business rival's secretary. Was the woman in a nightgown with a mudpack on her face trying to keep the gun herself, or palm it off?
The Case of the Daring Divorcee
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhen a man is shot, his second and third wives each claim to be his legal widow and heir to his millions. Perry Mason triumphs in another dramatic court appearance.
The Case of the Demure Defendant
by Erle Stanley GardnerA woman confesses to murder during a therapy session, and her doctor consults Perry Mason as to the legal ramifications. Later Perry Mason defends the woman in court.
The Case of the Drowning Duck
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason and Della Street are on a vacation in Palm Springs when a wealthy businessman asks for advice about his daughter's boyfriend, a chemist who drowns ducks and becomes a murder suspect.
The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito
by Erle Stanley GardnerA wealthy prospector is camping in his own back yard, someone tries to poison Perry and Della, Paul Drake poses as a drunken prospector, and the clue to the murder is the sound of a mosquito flying in lazy circles.
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom
by Erle Stanley GardnerFirst Perry Mason gets his face slapped by a beautiful burglar in his office building, then a Tijuana wedding trip leads to a murder.
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (The Perry Mason Mysteries #3)
by Erle Stanley GardnerA lawyer is sucked into a couple&’s hostile divorce in this mystery with &“a stellar ending&” from the original detective series that inspired the HBO show (Kirkus Reviews). Edward Garvin is a very successful businessman with a very unhappy ex-wife—who wants his money. So Garvin calls on lawyer Perry Mason to protect his company from her schemes, and ensure the divorce they&’d gotten in Mexico is actually finalized. But when Garvin&’s former spouse is struck down by a killer, Mason&’s client becomes the chief suspect. Fortunately, the attorney &“comes up with dazzling answers&” to the mystery . . . (The New York Times). This whodunit is part of Edgar Award–winning author Erle Stanley Gardner&’s classic, long-running Perry Mason series, which has sold three hundred million copies and serves as the inspiration for the HBO show starring Matthew Rhys and Tatiana Maslany. DON&’T MISS THE NEW HBO ORIGINAL SERIES PERRY MASON, BASED ON CHARACTERS FROM ERLE STANLEY GARDNER&’S NOVELS, STARRING EMMY AWARD WINNER MATTHEW RHYS
The Case of the Empty Tin
by Erle Stanley GardnerA misplaced tin can in a household with a mother, a father, three children, an aunt, and a boarder is not very unusual. But when the tin contains a coded message, and a trail of blood leads from a neighbors' house, the family and the neighbors can barely wait for the arrival of Perry Mason, Della Street, and Paul Drake to solve the mystery.
The Case of the Fabulous Fake
by Erle Stanley GardnerSILENCE IS MURDER Perry Mason's beautiful new client isn't giving anything away, not even her name, and he suspects that what she does choose to reveal is mostly lies. Certainly the bag full of cash she carries isn't shopping money. All the mystery woman asks is that Mason make himself available for a few days in case she needs him--for what purpose, she remains silent as the grave. In fact, his headstrong client, who identifies herself only as "36-24-36," is headed for disaster--not only into a blackmailer's clutches but into a lethal trap from which not even Perry Mason's brilliant courtroom sorcery may be able to extricate her. Alive, anyway . . . THE ORIGINAL COURTROOM NOVELS
The Case of the Fan-dancer's Horse
by Erle Stanley GardnerIt all begins with the fan-dancer's "costume" - what there is of it.
The Case of the Fiery Fingers
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason defends a woman twice--once on theft charges, and then on murder charges.
The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason lives on in the perennially popular courtroom classics that put legal thrillers on the map. Case closed!
The Case of the Fugitive Nurse
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhen young Steffanie Malden, recently widowed by the death of her husband, the very successful surgeon Summerfield Malden, consults Perry Mason, she wants the $100,000 her husband and nurse hid from his wife and the IRS in a love nest, but changes priorities when the authorities prosecute her for murder.
The Case of the Gilded Lily (The Perry Mason Mysteries #6)
by Erle Stanley GardnerA crime thriller starring the sleuthing lawyer portrayed in the HBO limited series—from the Edgar Award–winning &“kingpin among the mystery writers&” (The New York Times). Stewart Bedford is willing to cooperate with a blackmailer to protect his beloved wife. But when he wakes up in a daze to find the man shot dead with Bedford&’s gun and his blond escort missing, he&’ll need some help from defense lawyer Perry Mason . . . This mystery is part of Edgar Award–winning author Erle Stanley Gardner&’s classic, long-running Perry Mason series, which has sold three hundred million copies and serves as the inspiration for the HBO show starring Matthew Rhys and Tatiana Maslany. DON&’T MISS THE NEW HBO ORIGINAL SERIES PERRY MASON, BASED ON CHARACTERS FROM ERLE STANLEY GARDNER&’S NOVELS, STARRING EMMY AWARD WINNER MATTHEW RHYS
The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
by Erle Stanley GardnerSome think they saw a ghost, but it is a real live woman with a taste for trouble and a talent getting out of it. Her half sister hires Perry Mason to investigate her latest escapade.
The Case of the Golddigger's Purse
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason is surprised to hear that someone wants to consult him about a sick goldfish, and the case also concerns a crooked partner, a secret formula, and a gold-digging ingenue accused of murder.
The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason rescues an attractive client who is involved in murder and blackmail.
The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (The Perry Mason Mysteries #4)
by Erle Stanley GardnerA tale of two sisters, family fortune, and murder: &“Millions of Americans never seem to tire of Gardner&’s thrillers&” (The New York Times). Beautiful Sylvia Bain Atwood is overseeing her ailing father&’s estate while her sister serves as his caregiver. But their father&’s fortune has shadowy roots—and now one of his creditors is blackmailing the family. When the situation escalates to murder, defense lawyer Perry Mason will have his hands full in this mystery in Edgar Award–winning author Erle Stanley Gardner&’s classic, long-running series, which has sold three hundred million copies and serves as the inspiration for the HBO show starring Matthew Rhys and Tatiana Maslany. DON&’T MISS THE NEW HBO ORIGINAL SERIES PERRY MASON, BASED ON CHARACTERS FROM ERLE STANLEY GARDNER&’S NOVELS, STARRING EMMY AWARD WINNER MATTHEW RHYS
The Case of the Grinning Gorilla
by Erle Stanley GardnerThe mysterious murder of an eccentric millionaire who studied gorillas as a hobby is unraveled by Perry Mason with the help of the diaries of a supposed suicide.
The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife
by Erle Stanley GardnerScott and Marion Shelby are aboard their yacht. Scott is concerned about his oil lease on an island that is up for sale and Marion is occupied by her discovery that her husband is unfaithful. When Scott's dead body ends up overboard and half-awake Marion holds a gun in her hand, it's time for another passenger, Perry Mason, to look into the matter.
The Case of the Haunted Husband
by Erle Stanley GardnerA cigarette girl in San Francisco leaves her job and the city abruptly, and hitchhikes to LA, but gets in a car wreck with a would-be Romeo, waking up in the hospital to find herself charged with his death.