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The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner
Sleuthing attorney Perry Mason can't resist a good mystery, so when he sees an older woman being accused of shoplifting during a department store outing with his assistant, Della Street, he doesn't hesitate to intervene. Armed with an assumption of innocence and the legal acumen to silence her accuser, Mason leaps to the woman's defense -- until her niece appears, acknowledging her aunt's guilt, and pays for the stolen items.
Soon thereafter, Aunt Sarah is accused of stealing a valuable set of diamonds, and her niece, Virginia, enlists Mason's aid. The man who left the jewels in Sarah's care insists she didn't take them, but when he turns dead, she's left with nobody to vouch for her. Nobody, that is, but Perry Mason -- an expert in the art of defending the innocent.
The thirteenth novel in the Perry Mason series, which can be read in any order, The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe features the complex plotting, snappy dialogue, and break-neck pace that made the novels perennial favorites of mystery fans everywhere.
Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 - 1970) was the best-selling American author of the 20th century, mainly due to the enormous success of his Perry Mason series, which numbered more than 80 novels and inspired a half-dozen motion pictures, radio programs, two television series, and more.
PENZLER PUBLICATIONS, SOFTCOVER, 1938, 2022
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