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The Perry Mason Casebook: the Case of the Sulky Girl; The Case of the Careless Kitten; The Case of the Fiery Fingers (A Mystery Guild Lost Classics Omnibus)
Manufacturer: Mystery Guild
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0739428667 |
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Suspense Mysteries.......2005-10-28
The Perry Mason Casebook
This volume contains three Perry Mason "courtroom thrillers" from Erle Stanley Gardner. "The Case of the Sulky Girl" is from 1934 and reflects Gardner's early style and the events of those days. "The Case of the Careless Kitten" is from 1942 and reflects his intermediate style; the war is subtly referenced. "The Case of the Fiery Fingers" is form 1951 and shows his finished style: forensic matters are mentioned. The 'Foreword' pays tribute to an individual who was distinguished for their scientific contributions to crime solving. Gardner said it was very important that the innocent should not be convicted on hunches, as that would allow the guilty to continue committing crimes.
Perry Mason is the lawyer who uses every tactic allowed under the law to fight for his client. His record of exonerating clients can't be matched in the real world. Even Earl Rogers lost a case or two. The entertainment is in the search to uncover the truth that will free Perry's client. Along the way Gardner tells us facts about the laws and other new developments. You can note the method of transportation in the background of the series: taking the 'red line' trolleys; using a car or taxi; flying to cover long distances.
Other details, like a "writ of habeas corpus" are now obsolete due to decisions from Earl Warren's Supreme Court. Prosecutors must provide exculpatory evidence (Brady Rule), and the use of "third degree" methods are now only found in old films (the 1947 film "Boomerang"). Forensic sciences have made great advances. But just as fingerprints could be forged or planted since the 1920s, so too can DNA evidence be planted ("Killing Time" by Freed & Briggs, "Tainting Evidence" by Wearne & Kelly). Human error is always with us.
If all you know about "Perry Mason" is the television series from the 1980s, read the original novels and discover "The World's Greatest Author" whose books outsold his combined competitors. These three stories will do for a start.
"The Case of the Sulky Girl" is about an inheritance due a young woman and the will that could cause her disinheritance. The trustee's death would allow Fran Celane to inherit immediately. When this death occurs, Fran and her fiancee Rob become the prime suspects. Perry Mason investigates to find the facts that exonerate them in a courtroom scene.
"The Case of the Careless Kitten" starts when Helen Kendal receives a phone call from her long-lost Uncle Franklin, who asks her to contact Perry Mason for a mission. Uncle Franklin is seen by the gardener, then disappears again. The gardener is killed in a hit-and-run. Will Della be convicted unless she can prove her innocence? Perry Mason's investigation solves three murders!
"The Case of the Fiery Fingers" begins when a person consults Perry Mason because she fears being accused of a theft. Could this be a cover-up for another crime? With many suspects, how to discover the real poisoner? Perry Mason figures it out.
I'm going to read more Perry Mason now!.......2004-07-19
This is Perry Mason as you've never watched him. The beauty of these mysteries is that you get to follow along as Perry Mason unravels the mystery. This is in stark contrast to the television show, where the unraveling was done in the courtroom and seemed to demand omniscience of Mr. Mason. In this book, which is actually three mysteries in one package, you can actually see whodunit if you're astute and pay careful attention. I was only able to guess one of them right but boy did I feel good about it.
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Perry Mason the Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NJ9XX8 |
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- Animal Instinct Points to the Truth
- This time it was personal
- Why does a Kitten change bed?
- Kitten-the only clue!
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The Case of the Careless Kitten (Perry Mason Mystery)
Erle Stanley Gardner
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ASIN: 0345362233
Release Date: 1989-06-14 |
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Ten years ago, town banker Franklin Shore left all his money behind, disappeared, and was presumed to be dead. Now the word is that Franklin has returned, very much alive. The shock waves lead to the discovery of a carefully buried check-forging scheme -- and to murder. The logical suspect is Gerald Shore, Franklin's brother, who's long been shut out of what he'd considered his rightful share of Franklin's estate.
When a key witness is pronounced missing, the police say it's Franklin Shore, vanished for the second time. Perry Mason has two clients to defend against serious criminal charges -- Gerald Shore, and his own secretary, Della Street....
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Animal Instinct Points to the Truth.......2004-11-09
In 1942 California Helen Kendal receives a phone call. The strange voice identifies himself as her long-lost Uncle Franklin Shore, and tells her secrets to verify his identity. Helen is to contact Perry Mason, bring him to a hotel, and ask for Henry Leech. Helen lives with her Aunt Matilda Shore, whose husband ran off ten years earlier. But her kitten takes sick, and is rushed to the vet (a mysterious poisoning). Later she meets Perry Mason and goes to the hotel. A message redirects them to a place in the hills; when they arrive there they find a dead body in an automobile, and call the police. It is not the uncle; his death would leave a large sum to Helen. Helen returns home alone, as her aunt was taken to the hospital. When she and her boyfriend hear a noise, they investigate. Shots ring out, and her boyfriend is hit. Perry is notified.
When Perry and Della visit the Shore residence, Perry is taken inside where the police ask him to produce the long missing Franklin B. Shore. Della finds Tom Lunk, the gardener, and drives away with him. Lunk tells Perry that Franklin visited his home earlier to spend the night. But they find Franklin has disappeared again. Perry wants Lunk to hide in a hotel, and Della takes him there. But the police find out, and arrest Della for hiding Franklin! Della escapes conviction for hiding Franklin, a material witness, because of the actions of the kitten at Lunk's shack! Lunk can't appear again as a witness because he is killed in a hit-and-run accident. But this results in solving the three murders. The clue again is eye-witness testimony that can't be corroborated. This story shows the variety of events and surprises that will mark future novels.
There is one warning in Chapter 20. Prosecutors have campaigned to sweep away constitutional guarantees, supposedly to fight professional criminals. But the end result was to stack the cards against ordinary citizens because the whole legal procedure has been completely undermined. Can you trust government to see that no known innocent person is ever prosecuted? The prosecution of Della Street provides an answer. Della will be found guilty unless she can prove her innocence! [Was this a veiled criticism of witch hunts?]
This time it was personal.......2003-04-29
D.A. Hamilton Burger is out for blood this time. While investigating the return of a man missing for ten years, Mason sends Della Street out to interview the man before the police get there. What happens? When the man can't be found by the police, Della is charged with spiriting away a material witness. Burger plans to convict her, then try Mason as an accessory, convict him, then institute disbarrment proceedings against him. This will end Mason's career of legal dramatics and "outwitting the police".
Mason doesn't care anything about a murdered man, a wounded man, or the missing man who is the prime suspect - all he cares about is aquitting Della Street. And since Burger made it personal, Mason refuses to give the true solution to him during or after the trial. After all, if he did so, he'd be "outwitting the police" once again...
Why does a Kitten change bed?.......2000-06-24
It is an interesting case, where Perry Mason defends his secretary, charged with hiding a material witness. As usual, the plot is well developed and the court room drama is highly interesting. A very good novel.
Kitten-the only clue!.......2000-05-25
Perry mason is in the middle of a plot that is so skillfully planned that even he is baffled. The only clue that helps him solve is a careless kitten. What did the kitten do to help mason solve a case where every suspect seems to have an air tight alibi! The desire to find out what happens next kept me turning pages. So, watch out for the answers & learn a little bit of cat psychology!
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Perry Mason 2 in 1: Case of the Haunted Husband & Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: Pocket Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KRBJB2 |
Product Description
This is a Pocket Book paperback with yellow background. Photo of blond holding white persion. 2 stories 218 pgs and 2nd 214 pgs. There is an isbn # but when used it shows as a different book intirely #0671787853.
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Perry Mason Solves the Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000HU183Q |
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5 Titles By Erle Stanley Gardner Perry Mason Series : Perry Mason Solves the Case of the... Substitute Face / Careless Kitten / Gold-Digger's Purse / Half-Wakened Wife / Borrowed Brunette
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000SIDZHE |
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multiple books ship as one item. save on shipping/handling charges.
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The Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000JDDRAS |
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The Case of the Careless kitten: a Perry Mason Mystery
Erle Stanley Gardner
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HEIFCO |
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The Case of the Careless Kitten
Erle Gardner
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000Q7QN1C |
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The Case of the Careless Kitten
Eerle Stanley Gaarnder
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H5463K |
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