The Case of the Velvet Clawsby Erle Stanley Gardner | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Mystery" |
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| Pages: | 310 |
| Year of Publication: | 1933 |
| Date Read: | 02/04/1996 |
| Notes: | The first Perry Mason mystery. Thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the already-married Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman. To protect the politico, Eva's ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid his hush money. But Perry Mason has other plans. He tracks down the phantom fat cat who secretly runs the blackmailing tabloid — only to discover a shocking scoop. By the time Mason's comely client finally comes clean, her husband has taken a bullet in the heart. Now Perry Mason has two choices: represent the cunning widow in her wrangle for the dead man's money — or take the rap for murder. |
| My Rating: | 4 |