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The mystery was too obvious here. A lot of repetetion. It seemed more like a book wanting to champion the cause of the rich elderly, than actually a murder mystery. With all due respect for these silver people, I expected little less of the sob story and little more ingenious detection.
I've been reading Gardner's Perry Mason books off and on for many years. Those who are used to really fine mystery writers (in the literary sense), such as Ross Macdonald, may find the writing style here a bit dry. Nonetheless, I still love the general setting: the fast pace, the characters of Perry, Della, Paul, Lt. Tragg, and Hamilton Berger. That, and the ingenious plots, are why I read Perry Mason.
On the whole, the ones written by about 1953 are the best. This is one of the last ones, writte ...more
On the whole, the ones written by about 1953 are the best. This is one of the last ones, writte ...more
Easily one of the best Perry Mason novels I've read in a long time (and this is from a guy who generally loves ESG's Perry Mason novels). It had interesting twists, and interesting solution, and was hard to put down. Top notch effort, especially being one of the later books.
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