The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe

The thirteenth entry in the Perry Mason series was published in 1938. It's still pretty early in the series and two of the major characters who would appear in virtually all of the books, D.A. Hamilton Burger and homicide detective Lieutenant Tragg, still have not been introduced. But the basic form......more

The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe by Erle Stanley Gardner is the 13th book in the Perry Mason series. Perry Mason, while lunching with Della Street, assists a woman accused of shoplifting and soon finds himself involved in a case involving two murders and stolen diamonds. A typical Perry Mason myste......more

I always get a kick out of the way Perry Mason outsmarts/outmaneuvers the cops and the D.A. Shocking though (in this book) Perry has to con his way into talking to his client before the police grill her. (This was before Miranda rights.) Unimaginable in this day that cops would try to squirrel away......more

Mason finally goes into court. First time in a long while. No Trask. No Berger. And Paul Drake is still a bit of a wimp. Mason is far more a detective so far. And his main antagonist is Sgt. Holcomb and over the past few books it is obvious that he has some mental issues.......more

Un'incontro casuale di Perry Mason con 2 donne si trasforma in un ingarbugliato caso in cui l'avvocato dà prova della sua astuzia. Coadiuvato da Della Street e Paul Drake, vincerà l'ennesima causa mettendo in imbarazzo il Procuratore Distrettuale. Carino.......more