Review One of the best of the Perry Mason tales.With Perry Mason, Erle Stanley Gardner introduced to American letters the notion of the lawyer as a hero--and detective--which were remarkable innovations. He even gave defense lawyers a good name to boot. His Mason books remain tantalizing on every page and brilliant.--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and TestimonyNo one has ever matched Gardner for swift, sure exposition, and this vintage case shows America's lawyer taking on a delightfully unexpected role.-- (12/14/2018)This reissue in the American Mystery Classics series will appeal to a new generation of readers.Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum.-- (12/14/2018) About the Author Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was the best-selling American author of the 20th century, mainly due to the enormous success of his Perry Mason series, which numbered more than 80 novels and inspired a half-dozen motion pictures, radio programs, and a long-running television series that starred Raymond Burr. Having begun his career as a pulp writer, Gardner brought a hard-boiled style and sensibility to the early Mason books, but gradually developed into a more classic detective story novelist, showing enough clues to allow the astute reader to solve the mystery. For more than a quarter of a century he wrote more than a million words a year under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, the most famous being A.A. Fair.
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