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...
The case of the dangerous dowager
The case of the dangerous dowager
Synopsis
When Matilda Benson's granddaughter, Sylvia, racks up a hefty gambling debt, the formidable Matilda hires the legendary Perry Mason to retrieve the IOUs. But the crooked casino owners have other plans, intending to sell the debts to Sylvia's cunning husband, who aims to use them to prove her an unfit mother. Mason's attempt to negotiate takes a dark turn when he discovers a body, forcing him to use every legal trick to keep his clients and himself out of jail.
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Perry MasonProtagonist
Matilda BensonSupporting
SylviaSupporting
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Edition
The case of the dangerous dowagerUnknown, 1944
195 pages
Pocket BooksLanguage: English5 editions available
