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Gardner, Erle Stanley (written Under the Name of A. A. Fair) Bats Fly at Dusk New York Dell Publishing 1972 Mass Market Paperback Good
1" tear at lower spine edge, minor edgewear, bumping, cracked at p. 22. Text is clean and unmarked. "A Cool girl hunt was what the blind man wanted. He was searching for a pretty young woman, soft-spoken and slender, whom he's never seen but knew had vanished, and he was willing to pay Bertha Cool anything to find her. The whole thing seemed impossible and sounded suspicious, but the man's money was right - even if his motives weren't - and given the choice Bertha always followed the dollar sign. Only this time the dollar sign pointed to murder and fingered Bertha Cool as a red-hot suspect."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 004709 Price:
3.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley (writing as A. A. Fair) Cats Prowl at Night (A Donald Lam/Bertha Cool Mystery) New York Avon Books 1991 0380709465 / 9780380709465 Mass Market Paperback Very Good
Spine somewhat slanted, corners bumped. A tight, attractive copy. "An anonymous letter sends a distressed wife running into the night with the family cat in tow. The feline survives with all nine lives intact - but his unfortunate mistress turns up dead. A second corpse dumped in a cellar puts Bertha Cool on the case. But though curiosity didn't kill the kitty, it could kill big Bertha - especially with a maniac on the prowl intent on proving that murder comes in threes."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 006263 Price:
3.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Fabulous Fake New York Pocket Books 1971 Mass Market Paperback Fair
Spine slanted, spine & covers creased, back cover clipped, some edgewear/bumping, PO's name on free endpaper. Text is yellowing. "Perry Mason's client placed an ad: 'Am here to conclude negotiations on straight cash basis. No checks. Spot Cash. Contact me at Willatson Hotel.' The notice was signed 36-24-36. . . One look and Della Street knew those measurements couldn't belong to the pretty blonde client. She was certainly guilty of false advertising. . . but was she guilty of murder?"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 003824 Price:
3.90 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister New York Pocket Books 1967 Mass Market Paperback Good
Spine slanted/creased/chipped, covers creased, minor edgewear/bumping. "Read" written on free endpaper. Some yellowing, but text is clean and unmarked. "Before he accepted the retainer from green-eyed Mrs. Sylvia Atwood, Della Street had given her opinion: 'She'd cut your heart out for 37 cents.' After he'd become involved, Sylvia's brother Jarrett told Perry Mason: 'You give that girl her head and she'll get you into hell of a mess.' She did. But it wasn't until after the murder that Perry Mason really took action. 'You're dangerous,' he told her.' I want one thing out of you. Keep your mouth shut and keep your fingers out of the pie.' Sylvia stalked out of his office, head high, shoulders squared. 'Heaven deliver us if she tries anything else,' Mason said. 'Want to bet?' Della Street asked."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 003825 Price:
4.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (A Perry Mason mystery) New York Pocket Books 1973 Mass Market Paperback Good
Spine somewhat slanted, small crease. Cracked at p. 80, p. 81 detached. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. "The case against Sarah Breel was all circumstantial. She had been at the scene of the crime at the time it was committed. A footprint of her shoe was beside the corpse. Her shoe had some blood of the victim's type on it. The murder weapon was in her bag, and so were the large diamonds which had been taken from the deceased. How did she explain all that? She didn't. She claimed to have completely lost her memory!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 005867 Price:
3.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Silent Partner (A Perry Mason mystery) New York Pocket Books 1969 Mass Market Paperback Good
Spine slanted, starting to crack at half-title page, minor edgewear and bumping. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "Mildreth Faulkner runs a successful string of flower shops. Harry Peavis is trying to buy her out. Not Perry Mason's kind of case - until you add a desperate nightclub hostess, a box of poisoned chocolates, and a man with a bullet in his back. Then Mason, with the invaluable aid of Della Street and Paul Drake, is intrigued enough to try to crack The Case of the Silent Partner."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 005868 Price:
4.25 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Stuttering Bishop New York, NY Ballantine Books 1988 0345356802 / 9780345356802 Eleventh Printing Mass Market Paperback Very Good+
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, Page 89 somewhat creased, shows rubbing. "Julia Branner insists her marriage was sabotaged by her millionaire father-in-law, who forced her to give up her baby girl for adoption. Now, years later, a young woman appears, claiming to be Julia's long-lost daughter. But Julia insists the heir-apparent is a fake-and vows to keep the family fortune from falling into the wrong hands. Abetted by a bishop with questionable credentials, Julia plans to expose the impostor. But things take a devilish turn when the curious cleric vanishes and Julia's father-in-law is murdered. Charged with the killing, Julia turns to Perry Mason. But with overwhelming odds against him, Perry may not have a prayer."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 001598 Price:
4.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary New York Pocket Books 1970 Mass Market Paperback Good
Spine somewhat slanted w/ one crease, minor edgewear/bumping, crease on back cover, "20" on free endpaper, chip at p. 22. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. "Perry Mason desperately needed information about his client and her father who was in prison, convicted of stealing $396,751.36 from a bank. The money had never been recovered. The one man who might have the facts Mason needed was Jordan L. Ballard. So Mason went to Ballard's house, hoping to confirm some suspicions. Hardly had Mason returned to his office when Paul Drake called to report that Ballard had been murdered. And, said Drake, a witness had seen a tall, broad-shouldered man leaving the house. According to the witness, the man had looked just like Perry Mason!"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 003826 Price:
3.25 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary New York Pocket Books 1958 Mass Market Paperback Good
Spine slightly curved, some edgewear and bumping. Title page coming loose, text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "Perry Mason desperately needed information about his client and her father who was in prison, convicted of stealing $396,751.36 from a bank. The money had never been recovered. The one man who might have the facts Mason needed was Jordan L. Ballard. So Mason went to Ballard's house, hoping to confirm some suspicions. Hardly had Mason returned to his office when Paul Drake called to report that Ballard had been murdered. And, said Drake, a witness had seen a tall, broad-shouldered man leaving the house. According to the witness, the man had looked just like Perry Mason!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 006266 Price:
4.25 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The Clue of the Forgotten Murder New York Pocket Books 1950 Mass Market Paperback Good+
Spine slanted/ reading crease, some edgewear. Text yellowing, but clean and unmarked. "When a very respectable man, a candidate for councilman on a reform ticket in fact, is picked up drunk as a hoot-owl and involved with a girl hitch-hiker, there are apt to be headlines. The Blade printed them in large, black type. That led to a libel suit and a secret investigation by a Blade reporter. At least it was supposed to be secret. But apparently the wrong person or persons unknown got wind of it, because the reporter soon became a corpse lying in a vacant lot. Sidney Griff, the criminologist, teamed with the Blade's publisher to track down missing girls, phony checks, and finally a long forgotten murder. The publisher threw his weight around with muscular abandon. Griff played human checkers with suspects, forcing them to move and reveal themselves. Between them, they wound up the case with a blast of gunfire and a shocking discovery."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 004707 Price:
5.95 USD
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Gardner, Erle Stanley The D. A. Holds a Candle New York Pocket Books 1948 Mass Market Paperback Fair Illustrated by Kidder, Harvey [cover]
Pocket Book #287. Edgewear, 1" tear at bottom of spine. Spine brittle, p. 17 detached. Text yellowed, but clean and unmarked. "'A guy in one of the cabins is ready for a funeral.' District Attorney Doug Selby slammed down the receiver and ten minutes later was at the Keystone Auto Camp. 'Where is he?' Selby asked. Sheriff Brandon moved the dresser. The corpse was slumped down in a grotesque sitting position. In his right hand he held a revolver and in his left a long pin such as florists give with corsages. The clues indicated the Palm Thatch, a local roadhouse, as the starting point in the investigation. There Selby ran into Mr. Big of Madison City who told him, 'Lay Off!' Bit the D.A. ignores the warning and uncovers a set-up loaded with explosive action."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 004708 Price:
5.95 USD
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