Erle Stanley Gardner






Erle Stanley Gardner

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born
December 13, 1901

died
March 11, 1970

gender
male

place of birth
Malden, Massachusetts, The United States

genre
Mystery & Thrillers


about this author

Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr.

Innovative and restless in his nature, he was bored by the routine of legal practice, the only part of which he enjoyed was trial work and the development of trial strategy. In his spare time, he began to write for pulp magazines, which also fostered the early careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. He created many different series characters for the pulps, including the ingenious Lester Leith, a "gentleman thief" in the tradition of Raffles, and Ken Corning, a crusading lawyer who was th...more




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The Case of the Runaway Corpse The Case of the Runaway Corpse (Perry Mason Series)
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.57 — 96 ratings — published 1990
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The Case of the One-Eyed Witne... The Case of the One-Eyed Witness
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.67 — 93 ratings — published 1950
3 editions
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The Case of the Curious Bride The Case of the Curious Bride (Perry Mason Mysteries) (Fawcett Books)
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.54 — 84 ratings — published 2000
8 editions
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The Case of the Caretaker's Ca... The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (Perry Mason Mysteries (Fawcett Books))
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.54 — 79 ratings — published 1942
4 editions
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The Case of the Counterfeit Ey... The Case of the Counterfeit Eye
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.64 — 74 ratings — published 1986
2 editions
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The Case of the Lonely Heiress The Case of the Lonely Heiress (Perry Mason Mysteries (Fawcett Books))
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.61 — 74 ratings — published 1977
5 editions
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The Case of the Glamorous Ghos... The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.53 — 70 ratings — published 1970
5 editions
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Top of The Heap Top of The Heap (Hard Case Crime #3)
by Erle Stanley Gardner, A.A. Fair
avg rating 3.25 — 75 ratings — published 1952
2 editions
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The Case of the Stuttering Bis... The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.66 — 65 ratings — published 1954
4 editions
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The Case of the Horrified Heir... The Case of the Horrified Heirs
by Erle Stanley Gardner
avg rating 3.55 — 62 ratings — published 1964
5 editions
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"It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check."
Erle Stanley Gardner
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"I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like."
Erle Stanley Gardner (The Case of the Careless Cupid)
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