Erle Stanley Gardner
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the already-married Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman. To protect the politico, Eva's ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid his hush money. But Perry Mason has other plans. He tracks down the phantom fat cat who secretly runs the blackmailing tabloid -- only to discover a shocking scoop. By the time Mason's comely client finally comes clean, her husband has taken...
Author
Publisher
Hard Case Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lost for more than 75 years, The Knife Slipped was meant to be the second book in the series, but shelved when Gardner?s publisher objected to (among other things) Bertha Cool?s tendency to ?talk tough, swear, smoke cigarettes, and try to gyp people.? But this tale of adultery and corruption, of double-crosses and triple identities?however shocking for 1939?shines today as a glorious present from the past, a return to the heyday of private eyes and...