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The Case Of The Fabulous Fake (Perry Mason #80)
Fiction, Mystery, Perry Mason, Legal Thriller
180 pages
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(first published 1969)
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This is my first Perry Mason book and if this is any indication of the rest of the series I'll dive into the 30 or so other novels I have. I've been collecting them for years, mostly due to the Robert McGinnis paintings used for the covers. Guess I'll be reading more!
This was a very engaging and fun book to read. it was also well written. It moved very fast and yet the characters were well presented. The backdrop was more than a little sketchy and often it was hard to imagine the area the charac...more
This was a very engaging and fun book to read. it was also well written. It moved very fast and yet the characters were well presented. The backdrop was more than a little sketchy and often it was hard to imagine the area the charac...more
In this story Perry takes on a client that won't give her name. Eventually a black mailer is revealed and a murder occurs. Perry has to struggle with a client that won't tell him the truth and continues to find trouble. It's a good story with the theme of trusting your lawyer and the mystery is eventually solved in the courtroom.
I enjoyed this Perry Mason mystery, but I am wondering if 36-24-36 is going to be in every one I read. Poor Della Street had to deal with so much in the work place that women today could sue over. I guess she was also working with a gentleman, which is also a rare find these days.
Perry Mason's beautiful new client isn't giving anything away, not even her name, and he suspects that what she does choose to reveal is mostly lies. Certainly the bag full of cash she carries isn't shopping money. All the mystery woman asks is that Mason make himself available for a few days in case she needs him--for what purpose, she remains silent as the grave.
In fact, his headstrong client, who identifies herself only as "36-24-36," is headed for disaster--not only into a blackmailer's clut...more
In fact, his headstrong client, who identifies herself only as "36-24-36," is headed for disaster--not only into a blackmailer's clut...more
This book was ©1969 - an age of relative innocence when it was still okay to carry a gun onto a plane - and Perry Mason says things like, "The deuce!" Gardner's first Perry Mason book was published in 1933. This is the first one I have read - and after having watched Perry Mason on TV all these years - I saw all the characters in this book perfectly - in black and white.
Jan 09, 2011
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I wish I'd written this when I rated the book right after reading it. I don't remember anything special about this book other than the eye-rolling at the client's chosen alias "36-24-36". Gee, how dumb.
In general, I liked the Perry Mason books okay, but not great.
In general, I liked the Perry Mason books okay, but not great.
May 09, 2013
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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. I...more
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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. I...more
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