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The case of the screaming woman

Pages
186
Published
1957
Language
English

Synopsis

When Joan Kirby's husband tells a suspicious story about a stranded woman, she turns to Perry Mason for help. What starts as a simple cross-examination quickly spirals into a complex web of murder, illegal adoption, stolen narcotics, and blackmail. Mason must navigate this murky trail to uncover the truth behind the screaming woman.

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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
Joan KirbySupporting
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