The Case of the Nervous Accomplice


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Mason is hired by a woman whose husband is cheating on her to wreck the affair, then must defend her on a murder charge.




The Case Of The Nervous Accomplice


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Sybil Harlan is aware of her husband’s dalliance with an alluring business associate. Sybil asks Perry Mason to help her sour the real estate deal and win back her errant spouse. Unfortunately a blackmailer gets wind of the scheme and murder takes place.










The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece


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Criminal lawyer and bestselling mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote nearly 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Now, the American Bar Association is bringing back his most famous and enduring novels featuring criminal defense lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason in striking trade paperback editions. Peter Kent was known to be a sleepwalker. So when Philip Rease turns up dead at a house party and a bloody knife is found under Kent s pillow, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But there are people who d like to see both Kent and Rease out of the way for their own nefarious reasons, and Perry Mason finds himself in a case fill of twists and traps."




General Catalogue of Printed Books


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Cumulative Paperback Index, 1939-1959


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This was the first bibliography and guide to the American mass market paperback book, and it remains one of the most definitive. The major index is by author, and lists: author, title, publisher, book number, year of publication, and cover price. The title index lists titles and authors only. The publisher index provides a history of that imprint, with addresses, number ranges, and general physical description of the books issued. This is the place that all study of the American paperback must begin.




The Case of the Horrified Heirs


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Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent’s will. Lauretta Trent, a wealthy widow, is also still living. But for how long? Someone has been peppering the spicy food Lauretta loves with arsenic. Could it be the same someone who tried framing Virginia Baxter for drug smuggling? Lauretta doesn’t trust her greedy heirs. But could a scheming servant be behind a master plan to fleece her estate? It all seems to fit. But when Lauretta is murdered on the highway, all the evidence places Virginia Baxter squarely in the driver’s seat. Confused? Just think how Virginia’s lawyer, Perry Mason, must feel.




The Case of the Mischievous Doll


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Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress may be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges.




The Case of the Careless Kitten


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Mason defends Della Street, who is accused of helping a material witness or possible murder suspect vanish from a crime scene. A classic mystery! Includes an introduction by Karl Wurf.