Perry Mason Series by Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason #1
The Case of the Velvet Claws pm-1
Erle Stanley Gardner
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.
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The Case Of The Howling Dog pm-4
Erle Stanley Gardner
Arthur Cartwright's official complaint about a neighbor's noisy dog leads Perry Mason and his associates into a case involving a poisoned police dog, a missing wife, and murder.
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The Case Of The Dangerous Dowager pm-10
Erle Stanley Gardner
GUN OVERBOARD
When 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 IOUs 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.
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The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943) – A 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 death of his wife leaves Banning Clarke, a former successful prospector turned mining magnate, the prey of a host of human predators, including his calculating mother-in-law, and it is up to Perry Mason to keep things on the up and up. Reprint.
Split from:Anthology containing:
17. The Case of the Silent Partner18. The Case of the Haunted Husband19. The Case of the Empty Tin20. The Case of the Drowning Duck21. The Case of the Careless Kitten22. The Case of the Buried Clock23. The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito24. The Case of the Crooked Candle
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Perry Mason #25
The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944) – A beautiful blonde gets a fist in the eye from her employer's son, and Mason must defend her when her roommate is murdered.
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The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946) – A young woman is hired to impersonate someone because her measurements and coloring match a very specific list. It is a tricky ploy in a divorce, and it soon leads to a murder charge against her chaperone.
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Perry Mason #29
The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947) – There are two gorgeous fan dancers with the same name, two blood-soaked ostrich fans, a samurai sword, and a horse with a very unusual addition to its saddle.
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Perry Mason #35
The Case of the Negligent Nymph
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950) – A young woman swims to Mason's canoe to escape a vicious watchdog, then is accused of jewel theft and murder. But it is the dog who provides the key to the murder.
Split from:Anthology containing:
33. The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom34. The Case of the Cautious Coquette35. The Case of the Negligent Nymph36. The Case of the One-Eyed Witness37. The Case of the Fiery Fingers38. The Case of the Angry Mourner39. The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink40. The Case of the Grinning Gorilla
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Perry Mason #45
The Case of the Restless Redhead
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954) – Mason helps a young defense attorney get an innocent verdict from a woman accused of theft. Later, he defends her in a murder case with a large number of twists. This novel was the basis for the script for the first episode of the television series.
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Perry Mason #47
The Case of the Sunbather's Diary
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955) – Mason defends the daughter of a man convicted of armed robbery who first loses her trailer, all her clothes and her diary.
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The Case of the Nervous Accomplice
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955) – Mason is hired by a woman whose husband is having an affair to wreck it, then defends her on a murder charge.
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The Case of the Daring Decoy
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957) – 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?
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The Case of the Calendar Girl
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958) – Mason masterfully defends a man accused of murdering a corrupt politician by shoving the blame onto a model. When the model is accused of murder using the evidence Mason uncovered, Perry defends her.
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Perry Mason #61
The Case of the Waylaid Wolf
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960) – A woman defends herself from date rape by stealing his car. When her would-be rapist is found dead, Mason defends her on the murder charge and does some spectacular misdirection with the evidence.
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The Case of the Duplicate Daughter
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960) – Perry is unsure which woman, wearing only a nightgown, was running away from a garage that has become the scene of a murder, and as a retainer, he asks for title to all the money found in the garage.
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Perry Mason #63
The Case of the Shapely Shadow
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960) – A secretary, convinced her boss is being blackmailed, hires Mason to secure evidence. But when her boss is found murdered, she needs him to defend her on murder charges.
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The Case of the Bigamous Spouse
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961) – Gwynn Elston, door-to-door saleswoman, finds herself implicated in the murder of her best friend's new husband.
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The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962) – An interesting legal point arises about an embezzler who gambles on the ponies and wins, and an interesting murder trial centers on some trout packed in dry ice.
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Perry Mason #69
The Case of the Mischievous Doll
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963) – Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges.
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Perry Mason #70
The Case of the Step-Daughter's Secret
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Step-Daughter's Secret (1963) – Blackmail leads to murder on a yacht and a cash-filled purse on the bottom of the ocean weighted down with a gun.
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Perry Mason #73
The Case of the Phantom Fortune
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964) – Mason is hired to protect a man's wife from an unknown blackmailer. However, while Mason's ingenious plan to ruin the blackmailer works, he ends up having to defend the man after he is prosecuted for murder.
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The Case of the Beautiful Beggar
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965) – When her wealthy uncle disappears, his niece has no money, except his check for $150,000. Did she poison his Chinese food after she kidnapped him from the asylum?
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The Case of the Worried Waitress
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966) – A pretty waitress is accused of stealing $100 from her wealthy aunt's hatbox, and a blind pencil-seller earns enough to come to work in a taxicab.
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Perry Mason #78
The Case of the Queenly Contestant
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967) – Mason is hired to stop a news story about an old beauty pageant. Later, he ends up defending the former contestant on murder charges.
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The Case of the Careless Cupid
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968) – Mason defends a wealthy widow who is accused of murdering her husband.
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The Case of the Fenced-In Woman
Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Fenced-In Woman (published posthumously) (1972) – Mason becomes involved in the bizarre case of a house split right through the living room with a barbed-wire fence--and a body in the pool.
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