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The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll

The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll

CrimeLegal Thriller
Pages
208
Published
1958
Language
English

Synopsis

Mildred Crest thought she had it all: a promising engagement and a bright future. But when her fiancé absconds with company funds, Mildred is left disgraced and desperate for a new start. A chance encounter leads her to assume another woman's identity, but this new life is far from the escape she imagined. The hitchhiker she replaced was running from danger, and now Mildred is caught in the crosshairs of a blackmailer. When the extortionist turns up dead, Mildred must turn to the legendary Perry Mason to clear her name.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseDarkMysteriousGritty
Secret IdentitySecond ChanceBetrayal

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

Mildred CrestProtagonist
Perry MasonSupporting
All characters in The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll