The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Name: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
ISBN: 9781531827151

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Series: Perry Mason #9

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 12/06/2016

Categories: Fiction, Legal, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Julia Branner insists her marriage was sabotaged by her millionaire father-in-law, who forced her to give up her baby girl for adoption. Now, years later, a young woman appears, claiming to be Julia’s long-lost daughter. But Julia insists the heir-apparent is a fake—and vows to keep the family fortune from falling into the wrong hands.Abetted by a bishop with questionable credentials, Julia plans to expose the imposter. But things take a devilish turn when the curious cleric vanishes and Julia’s father-in-law is murdered. Charged with the killing, Julia turns to Perry Mason. But with overwhelming odds against him, Perry may not have a prayer.…

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 James

This is an early entry from the Perry Mason series, first published in 1936, when Perry could still drive anywhere in Los Angeles and get there in about twenty minutes and when one still had no problems finding a cab in L.A. A stuttering bishop from Australia appears in Perry's office one afternoon,......more

Goodreads review by Melindam

In which story we learn that Perry Mason knows how to foxtrot and demonstrates it with Della. :) On consideration, this is not a bad book at all. It has all the usual action / red-herrings and startling outcome at the end, and yet it did not leave a lasting impression. Possibly, because I recently re-......more

Goodreads review by Werner

Note on the Goodreads description for this book: every one of the three sentences involves a major inaccuracy, so readers are best advised to ignore it! In 1936 (the author's present) Los Angeles, lawyer Perry Mason is visited by a man who claims to be (but IS he?) William Mallory, Anglican bishop of......more