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The Case of the Crooked Candle

The Case of the Crooked Candle

CrimeLegal Thriller
Pages
194
Published
1940
Language
English

Synopsis

Daphne Milfield is in a bind and turns to lawyer Perry Mason for help, but a mysterious phone call from Lieutenant Tragg of homicide throws her into a panic. It seems a murder has occurred, and Daphne might be closer to the victim than she's letting on. Mason must navigate a web of secrets to uncover the truth.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousAtmospheric
Morally Grey

Genres

Crime Legal Thriller Mystery

About the author

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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
Daphne MilfieldSupporting
Lieutenant TraggSupporting
All characters in The Case of the Crooked Candle