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The case of the buried clock

The case of the buried clock

CrimeLegal Thriller
Pages
244
Published
1943
Language
English

Synopsis

When a wealthy banker's son-in-law is murdered and his daughter is accused, he turns to the legendary Perry Mason for help. Mason faces a perplexing case involving a disappearing and reappearing buried clock set to sidereal time. With two defendants refusing to speak, even his own client, Mason must uncover the truth behind the crime before it's too late.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseIntellectual
Locked RoomBetrayalMystery Box

Genres

Crime Legal Thriller Mystery

About the author

E
Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was a prolific American author. A former lawyer, he is best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through Baja California and other regions in Mexico. The best-selling American author of the 20th century at the time of his death, Gardner also published under numerous pseudonyms, including A. A...

Characters

Perry MasonProtagonist
Vincent BlaneSupporting
All characters in The case of the buried clock