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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.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005QE7XPK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Della Street Press (September 27, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 632 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B003P5MS1G
Reviewer: Dave Canter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hard to put down. Highly recommended!
Review: I’m not typically a fan of mysteries or even fiction. I was never a big Perry Mason fan until the 2020 HBO version first aired. That piqued my curiosity and I found this book. It did not disappoint! What a wonderful murder mystery, full of twists and turns. Mason is masterful. I read this book in two sittings and could hardly put it down it’s fun to read about the world as it was circa 1932. I wish Gardner could be alive now to give us a modern take on the genre. I look forward now to reading more in the Perry Mason book series. Highly recommend.

Reviewer: R. Adams
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: this book is a good, solid read
Review: I'm a fan of Perry Mason as a character (television, film, radio show) and I've read excerpts from the original novel stories in mystery magazines in the past. I decided to dive in and read through the original texts from the beginning and of course started with this title! As a long-time lover of literary writing, I always have to adjust my response to pulp or entertainment fiction, knowing its ultimate intent, so I treat it more gently than something more philosophical or social theory oriented. With that said, this book is a good, solid read. The writing is clean, simple, straightforward (suggests Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch style), and delivers the character with an unapologetic, unbending stare. I appreciate Mason's professionalism and that the book doesn't fall into the typical, cheeseball pulp language of other novels from the same era. Instead, it's highly readable, enjoyable, and not goofy or cheesy in any way. It's an excellent introduction to the main characters that populate Gardner's world, and for those familiar with the television adaptation, this novel introduces Drumm instead of Tragg, who appeared during later seasons. It's reasonably paced (steady, direct, not flashy, not too dull, not sappy) and it's a quick read, really. Gardener is an economical, no-nonsense writer, and he provides everything you need to know to solve the crime parallel to Mason. I might have liked more action, but I was not disappointed. Planning to continue the series.

Reviewer: Charlie/Dusty
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Mystery!
Review: The Perry Mason in this book is not what we got used to in the TV series - he is much more a tough guy. This book was written in the mid-30's, in the heyday of the "hardboiled" detective story. The characters are all capable of profound deception (except for Della Street) and use their capacity to mystify the reader - while Perry Mason uses his to trap people into telling the truth or revealing enough of it for him to make sure deductions. This kept me guessing all along, and it was a great read. It was the first of the Perry Mason novels, and I am going to keep on reading them, as much as I can in order of publication.

Reviewer: Upset Customer
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: First
Review: The novel lacks the courtroom conflict and drama—no court proceedings at all.The mystery is good although the clues are a bit too obvious.Like the later works, there is an element of non-realisticness. Something makes no sense — that the something was overlooked weakens the book.

Reviewer: Blacklace 50
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Going Back to the Beginning
Review: One of Erie Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason mysteries -- I don't remember which one -- was the first grown-up book I ever read. Gardner was one of my dad's favorite writers in the late 50s and early 60s. He always kept a Gardner book in the glove compartment of our car, because we only had the one and so he often spent time waiting to pick one of us up. One day when I was waiting in the car, I took out whichever mystery it was, started reading, and was hooked. I read many more through my teens.I was drawn to this particular book because it's the first in the series, and I had just finished watching the HBO Perry Mason series that is the imagined origin story of the well-known lawyer as well as Della Street and Paul Drake. Of course, this first book doesn't go into Mason's background, but it does present a more hard-boiled main character than we came to know as the book series and original television series showed.It's a good "film noir" read, and well worth picking up.again if it's been a few decades since you last read Gardner.

Reviewer: danlb46
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Typical Perry Mason
Review: Some of the dialog should be accounted for style of the time it was written. But make no mistake, it’s a great story (they made a movie out of it) and a great tale from Mr. Gardner.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent first novel!
Review: Twisting plot developments are a struggle for Perry, Paul, and Della. The client is just plain untrustworthy, but Perry hangs in there until he solves the case.This is a great introduction to our now familiar characters.Perry works for his client, even when s/he doesn't deserve it.Della is protective of Perry, and she learns to trust his decisions.Paul is a working stiff who is slowing growing into friendship with both Perry and Della.

Reviewer: Client Kindle
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: De multiples rebondissements, des personnages doués d’humanité plus qu’à l’accoutumée, un tendre baiser entre Me Mason et Della Street sa secrétaire attentionnée : une très bonne livraison d’un Perry Mason !

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Brilliant first case for Nr Perry Mason. Helpless girl, stupid lover, beast of a husband and one twist after another in the story. Enjoyed reading it and was guessing til the last minute. Best crime writer ever...

Reviewer: Daniel Davidson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Haven’t read one of these since the 1970s. This was the first one, and I picked it up to see if there was any justification for the version of the character currently being portrayed in the miniseries. I can sort of see where the pre-lawyer Mason could be justified, but this is still a long way from the character portrayed famously by Raymond Burr. It was enjoyable. I’ll probably read another one.

Reviewer: Ashis Pal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: it is a good book to buy.

Reviewer: Garth Madsen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I had heard that it was edgier than the later Perry Masons. I did not find that. I thought that the relationship with Della Street was more tentative than in later books. I always prefer the Perry Masons that are acted out in the court room and this one never gets to court. It is left to Mason to act it all out at the scene of the crime. It does keep you reading from beginning to end and it is easy to see why it was so successful when it was first published.