The Case of the Cautious Coquette, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Cautious Coquette, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Cautious Coquette

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/11/2017

Synopsis

When Perry Mason and Paul Drake ran the ad, all they were hoping for was a clue to the identity of a hit-and-run driver. The first reply looked suspicious. It said that the license number of the wanted car was written down in the notebook of a woman who could be out of her apartment from two to five on a certain afternoon, and a key to the apartment was enclosed.“Could this letter,” Mason asked Della Street, “have been written by the woman herself? I want to get the feminine angle.” Della laughed. “There aren’t any feminine angles—they’re all curved.” Fast curves.From the very first time Perry met the voluptuous blonde, Lucille Barton, she pitched him trouble. She lied about her past, about her many marriages, about her gun, and about her boyfriends. Then the murders began. And the cops turned up with evidence which pointed clearly to one person as the killer—Perry Mason!

About Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was a prolific American author best known for his Perry Mason novels, which sold twenty thousand copies a day in the mid-1950s. There have been six motion pictures based on his work and the hugely popular Perry Mason television series starring Raymond Burr, which aired for nine years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt

I found that Erle Stanley Gardner’s “Perry Mason” mysteries are just the salve for these uncertain times. For those familiar with the iconic television series with Raymond Burr, these books follow the same formula—with dependable lawyer Perry Mason solving crimes with the help of his sharp secretary......more

Goodreads review by Holger

I used to read quite a few Perry Masons in my teens but these days I couldn't even say which ones though I clearly remember the feel of those novels and hand on heart as a young impressionable teen I wanted to become a lawyer because of him. (Unless it was one of those days when I wanted to be a sec......more

Goodreads review by Amit

This is an unusual case where part of the actual crime has been committed at some time before the start of the book. As with such cases, it is always more difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff, as the actual criminal gets ample opportunity to draw a red herring all across the case. Usually,......more

Goodreads review by Girish

The joy of a proper whodunnit is in it's unpredictability. After a long time read a book that had me confused till the very end. This is one of those books with lots of theatricals by Perry Mason and he is right behind the eight ball, to the extent of being an accessory to murder. Perry Mason is forc......more

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