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The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1945)

by Erle Stanley Gardner

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Series: Perry Mason Novels (Book 26)

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In order to help her seriously ill boyfriend, gorgeous Sally Madison sets out to separate wealthy Harrington Faulkner from some of his money by offering him a cure for his ailing exotic fish, but her plan goes awry when the fish mysteriously vanish and Faulkner turns up dead. "You want to consult me about a goldfish?" Perry Mason couldn't believe his ears. Prospective clients had come to see him about many things but never a matter as seemingly silly as this. He didn't even have time to tell Harrington Faulkner that he wouldn't take the case before a process server slapped on a summons and complaint for $100,000. During the evening, a golddigger got Faulkner to write a check for $5,000. Before two days had passed there was a murder. And both Perry Mason and Della Street were in danger of being convicted as accessories.… (more)
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How many years did Perry Mason run on TV? For many, many, many episodes - a lot of which were based on the books by Gardner. But The Gold Digger's Purse never made it to television. No mystery why. ( )
  ParadisePorch | Dec 22, 2020 |
The Case of the Golddigger's Purse is a classic Perry Mason, complete with Perry and Della skating perilously close to being accessories after the fact, and Perry doing some nice fistwork close to the end of the book. There's not much courtroom time, though. The plot itself twists continuously; I'm not sure I can explain it. ( )
  NinieB | Oct 5, 2019 |
Another good entry in the Perry Mason series. ( )
  VincentDarlage | Jan 30, 2015 |
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TO THE FRIENDS I HAVE FOUND

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Perry Mason, seated at the restaurant table, looked up at the tense, nervous face of the man who had deserted his spectacular companion to accost him.
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In order to help her seriously ill boyfriend, gorgeous Sally Madison sets out to separate wealthy Harrington Faulkner from some of his money by offering him a cure for his ailing exotic fish, but her plan goes awry when the fish mysteriously vanish and Faulkner turns up dead. "You want to consult me about a goldfish?" Perry Mason couldn't believe his ears. Prospective clients had come to see him about many things but never a matter as seemingly silly as this. He didn't even have time to tell Harrington Faulkner that he wouldn't take the case before a process server slapped on a summons and complaint for $100,000. During the evening, a golddigger got Faulkner to write a check for $5,000. Before two days had passed there was a murder. And both Perry Mason and Della Street were in danger of being convicted as accessories.

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