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The case of the sulky girl

Pages
320
Published
1937
Language
English

Synopsis

Frances Celane, a headstrong heiress, seeks out Perry Mason after discovering a strange clause in her father's will that threatens her inheritance if she marries young. When her uncle, the will's trustee, is found murdered, Frances's new husband becomes the prime suspect. Mason must navigate a complex web of family secrets and legal battles to uncover the truth in this classic hard-boiled mystery.

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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
Frances CelaneSupporting
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