The Case of the Deadly Toy, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Deadly Toy, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Deadly Toy

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/15/2017

Synopsis

When Norda Allison saw her husband-to-be slap his young son, she immediately called off the wedding. Now she is terrified. Her ex-fiancé has beat up her new boyfriend. Anonymous newspaper clippings are flooding her mailbox—articles graphically depicting what jilted men do to the women who leave them. Then Norda’s life takes an even darker turn. It begins with a barking dog, a child’s scream, a gunshot, and the discovery of a very dead body—and ends when Norda is arrested, charged with a brutal murder.Now only brilliant courtroom strategist Perry Mason stands between Norda and a sentence of certain death.

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 Melindam on May 20, 2017

A solid, exciting Perry Mason mystery with the usual ingredients and scenario, but it is so well-served that I don't mind. More detailed review to come.......more

Goodreads review by João on October 11, 2022

3,5* O grande Perry Mason a defender os inocentes.......more

Goodreads review by Richard on June 11, 2013

Erle Stanley Gardner's "The Case of the Deadly Toy" is a typical Perry Mason mystery, and that's a very good thing. The story is solidly written, and filled with interesting characters. It's also crafted with enough wry humor and clever plotting to hold a reader's interest, and keep her guessing abo......more

Goodreads review by Bob on August 30, 2013

One of the good late novels in Gardner's career. This one was written in 1959, after the TV series had become a huge hit. Gardner was never especially good as drawing vivid characters (except Perry and Della over time), but in the later books (after, say, 1955) he almost gives up. The writing is qui......more

Goodreads review by Ed on December 22, 2014

#58 in the Perry Mason series. A custody issue for a seven year old boy eventually ends up as a murder trial. There are some side issues with baby sitters, kidnapping and eye-witness identification to flesh out the plot. And the boy's wealthy grandfather swears out a complaint against Perry Mason -......more

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