The Case of the Screaming Woman, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Screaming Woman, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Screaming Woman

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/04/2017

Synopsis

Joan Kirby doesn't believe her husband's story about picking up a stranded woman in the middle of the night and dropping her off at a hotel. She asks Perry Mason to cross-examine him. Mason uncovers a much murkier trail involving murder, illegal adoption, stolen narcotics and blackmail.

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 Bill on March 21, 2023

I've enjoyed the Perry Mason TV series in the past couple of years, rewatching the shows on MeTV. The Case of The Screaming Woman by Erle Stanley Gardner is the 52nd book in the series by my first attempt at it. Like the TV show it's an interesting mix of crime investigation and courtroom drama. This......more

Goodreads review by Girish on July 08, 2016

One of the Perry Mason books that had them all - Interesting beginning, a core story, Legal theatricals and the usual end. I however, liked this for the legal responsibility angle (which might be considered a drag, in terms of pace) which is ever so often untouched. Joan Kirby fixes an appointment fo......more

Goodreads review by Alonzo on May 16, 2018

A wife of a husband with a dubious story hires Mason to cross-examine the big lug, to prove to the guy his story isn’t as swell as he thinks. Of course, murder mystery, ethics violations and an apoplectic Hamilton Burger await Mr. Mason as he proves the coppers got the wrong guy again. This one start......more

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