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Perry Mason mysteries

Author:
Gardner, Erle Stanley
Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889-1970
 
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1.  The case of the velvet claws

 
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2.  The case of the sulky girl

 
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3.  The case of the lucky legs

 
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4.  The case of the howling dog

 
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5.  The case of the curious bride

 
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6.  The case of the counterfeit eye

 
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7.  The case of the caretaker's cat

 
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8.  The case of the sleepwalker's niece

 
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9.  The case of the stuttering bishop

 
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10.  The case of the dangerous dowager

 
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11.  The case of the lame canary

 
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12.  The case of the substitute face

 
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After her Aunt Sarah is caught shoplifting, Virgina Trent turns to Perry Mason when diamonds go missing and Sarah becomes the prime suspect in a gem dealer's murder.
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Perry Mason must solve the murder of John Milicant, who under several names has engaged in activities like blackmail and the manufacture of fixed dice.
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Perry Mason risks his freedom to prove the innocence of an unidentified client: "Fast-paced . . . the question of whodunit, as always, gets an unexpected answer." -Publishers Weekly The bait is half of a $10,000 bill, delivered to Perry Mason by a man who promises the second half of the note should his companion, a silent masked woman, ever require the lawyer's services. When a dead body is discovered soon after, Mason feels the hook―but how...

17.  The case of the silent partner

 
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18.  The case of the haunted husband

 
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19.  The case of the empty tin

 
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20.  The case of the drowning duck

 
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"Helen Kendal's woes begin when she receives a phone call from her vanished uncle Franklin, long presumed dead, who urges her to make contact with criminal defense attorney Perry Mason; soon after, she finds herself the main suspect in the murder of an unfamiliar man. Her kitten has just survived a poisoning attempt, as has her aunt Matilda, the woman who always maintained that Franklin was alive in spite of his disappearance. Lucky that Helen took...

22.  The case of the buried clock

 
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23.  The case of the drowsy mosquito

 
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25.  The case of the black-eyed blonde

 
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26.  The case of the golddigger's purse

 
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27.  The case of the half-wakened wife

 
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A classified ad finds Perry Mason's client drawn into a murder plot, and only the sleuthing attorney can save her.

When Perry Mason stumbles upon a classified ad for a brown haired woman with very specific physical attributes, he takes note of the seemingly suspicious circumstances surrounding the job posting. Then the woman hired for the job gets in touch, describing the strange requests of her new employer—who pays

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29.  The case of the fan-dancer's horse

 
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A runaway witness leads a lawyer into a whodunit: “The only dull pages in this book are the blank ones” (The New York Times).
 
Defense lawyer Perry Mason is surprised to receive two checks from a stranger named Lola Allred. And when he speaks with Lola’s husband, he discovers the woman has run off with her daughter’s boyfriend—who happens to be an important witness in a lawsuit. Soon Mason’s...
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A suspicious Miss Lonelyhearts advertisement leads the famous defense attorney into a complicated situation involving a disputed will, a key witness, and a greedy relative "Marilyn Marlow has inherited a good deal of money from her mother. But the money originated with another will--that of her mother's wealthy employer. Now his relatives are contesting the will, and it's Rose Keeling, the key witness to its signing, whose mind they will need to...

32.  The case of the vagabond virgin

 
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A lawyer is sucked into a couple’s hostile divorce in this mystery with “a stellar ending” from the original detective series that inspired the HBO show (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Edward Garvin is a very successful businessman with a very unhappy ex-wife—who wants his money. So Garvin calls on lawyer Perry Mason to protect his company from her schemes, and ensure the divorce they’d gotten in Mexico...

34.  The case of the cautious coquette

 
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35.  The case of the negligent nymph

 
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37.  The case of the fiery fingers

 
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38.  The case of the angry mourner

 
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39.  The case of the moth-eaten mink

 
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40.  The case of the grinning gorilla

 
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41.  The case of the hesitant hostess

 
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A tale of two sisters, family fortune, and murder: “Millions of Americans never seem to tire of Gardner’s thrillers” (The New York Times).
 
Beautiful Sylvia Bain Atwood is overseeing her ailing father’s estate while her sister serves as his caregiver. But their father’s fortune has shadowy roots—and now one of his creditors is blackmailing the family.
 
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43.  The case of the fugitive nurse

 
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44.  The case of the runaway corpse

 
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45.  The case of the restless redhead

 
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46.  The case of the glamorous ghost

 
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47.  The case of the sun bather's diary

 
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48.  The case of the nervous accomplice

 
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The Edgar Award–winning author’s tale of a missing woman and a crime ring, featuring the lawyer and detective who inspired the HBO limited series.
 
Defense lawyer Perry Mason needs a temporary typist, but the one he hires turns out to be more temporary than expected. When she disappears, leaving a couple of diamonds behind in her haste, Mason winds up taking on a new client: a gem importer in his office building...

50.  The case of the demure defendant

 
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A crime thriller starring the sleuthing lawyer portrayed in the HBO limited series—from the Edgar Award–winning “kingpin among the mystery writers” (The New York Times).
 
Stewart Bedford is willing to cooperate with a blackmailer to protect his beloved wife. But when he wakes up in a daze to find the man shot dead with Bedford’s gun and his blond escort missing, he’ll need some help...

52.  The case of the lucky loser

 
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53.  The case of the screaming woman

 
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54.  The case of the daring decoy

 
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55.  The case of the long-legged models

 
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56.  The case of the foot-loose doll

 
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57.  The case of the calendar girl

 
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58.  The case of the deadly toy

 
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59.  The case of the mythical monkeys

 
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60.  The case of the singing skirt

 
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61.  The case of the waylaid wolf

 
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62.  The case of the duplicate daughter

 
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63.  The case of the shapely shadow

 
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64.  The case of the spurious spinster

 
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65.  The case of the bigamous spouse

 
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66.  The case of the reluctant model

 
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67.  The case of the blonde bonanza

 
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68.  The case of the ice-cold hands

 
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69.  The case of the mischievous doll

 
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70.  The case of the stepdaughter's secret

 
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71.  The case of the amorous aunt

 
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72.  The case of the daring divorcee

 
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73.  The case of the phantom fortune

 
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74.  The case of the horrified heirs

 
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75.  The case of the troubled trustee

 
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76.  The case of the beautiful beggar

 
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77.  The case of the worried waitress

 
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78.  The case of the queenly contestant

 
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79.  The case of the careless cupid

 
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81.  The case of the fenced-in woman

 
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82.  The case of the postponed murder

 
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