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The Case of the Baited Hook (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Baited Hook (American Mystery Classics) by Erle Stanley Gardner
The bait is half of a $10,000 bill, delivered to Perry Mason by a man who promises the second half of the note should his companion, a silent masked woman, ever require the lawyer's services. When a dead body is discovered soon after, Mason feels the hook -- but how can one prove the innocence of a person whose identity is unknown?
Suspecting that he's been set up, but curious nonetheless, Perry sets out to solve the mystery from the ground up, beginning with the face behind the veil. The more he learns, the more complex his investigation becomes. Uncovering a convoluted case of stock fraud, divorce, and inheritance, Mason's nearly left reeling until, with the help of Della Street and Paul Drake, he pulls off one of the most daring gambits of his career to finally cast light on the killer.
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.
PENZLER PUBLICATIONS, SOFTCOVER, 1940, 2020
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