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... The case of the counterfeit eye (original 1935; edition 1935)

by Erle Stanley Gardner

Series: Perry Mason Novels (Book 6)

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Blind man's bluff... Wealthy businessman Hartley Bassett has killed himself. There's a typewritten suicide note and three guns lying near his body. But for Perry Mason, that's evidence overkill. He knows there has been trouble in Bassett's life. His wife wants out, his stepson hates him, an embezzler can't pay him back--and there's the man with a glass eye who hired Perry Mason even before his glass eye went missing and was found in the hands of the deceased. There are too many suspects and too many lies. But leave it to Mason, his resourceful secretary Della Street, and clever detective Paul Drake to their wits about them and their wiles tucked away, as they piece together the missing parts of this fatal family puzzle.… (more)
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Title:... The case of the counterfeit eye
Authors:Erle Stanley Gardner
Info:New York, W. Morrow and comapny 1935. 4 p. l., 3-304 p. 20 cm.
Collections:Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:legal mystery, glass eye, Hamilton Burger

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  lulusantiago | Mar 11, 2023 |
My second Perry Mason and I think I'm addicted. They're minimal fuss, adroitly written, and neat mysteries with a courtroom reveal twist. The biggest compliment I can pay it is that halfway through the book I took a break to create a wishlist on biblio.com of secondhand Perry Mason books for a future treat-day.

Aside: were there any spin-off of Della Street mysteries, because *big exhalation* oh boy! ( )
  kitzyl | Nov 26, 2021 |
A fun read, but not quite as enjoyable to me as some of the others in this series. ( )
  duchessjlh | Feb 24, 2021 |
I love these mysteries. Quick, fun read. ( )
  aldimartino | Nov 24, 2020 |
I love these mysteries. Quick, fun read. ( )
  Andy_DiMartino | Nov 24, 2020 |
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Erle Stanley Gardnerprimary authorall editionscalculated
Björk, EdvinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gescheidt, AlfredCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Marber, RomekCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Perry Mason turned his back to the morning sunlight which streaked in through the windows of his private office and regarded the pile of unanswered mail with a frown.
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Blind man's bluff... Wealthy businessman Hartley Bassett has killed himself. There's a typewritten suicide note and three guns lying near his body. But for Perry Mason, that's evidence overkill. He knows there has been trouble in Bassett's life. His wife wants out, his stepson hates him, an embezzler can't pay him back--and there's the man with a glass eye who hired Perry Mason even before his glass eye went missing and was found in the hands of the deceased. There are too many suspects and too many lies. But leave it to Mason, his resourceful secretary Della Street, and clever detective Paul Drake to their wits about them and their wiles tucked away, as they piece together the missing parts of this fatal family puzzle.

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Blind man’s bluff…

Wealthy businessman Hartley Bassett has killed himself. There's a typewritten suicide note and three guns lying near his body. But for Perry Mason, that's evidence overkill. He knows there has been trouble in Bassett’s life. His wife wants out, his stepson hates him, an embezzler can't pay him back - and there's the man with a glass eye who hired Perry Mason even before his glass eye went missing and was found in the hands of the deceased.

There are too many suspects and too many lies. But leave it to Mason, his resourceful secretary, Della Street, and clever detective Paul Drake to their wits about them and their wiles tucked away, as they piece together the missing parts of this fatal family puzzle.
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Counterfeit eye first
Then a loathed man is murdered
No one is truthful
(starwing)

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