A 2 in 1 book printed for the Detective Book Club featuring two top notch mystery/detective writers. Perry Mason and Ellery Queen in one volume.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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"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
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"Sylvia Farr was a phony. Perry Mason could tell just by looking at her. Her cheap coat didn't go with her smartly tailored suit, her hairdo didn't go with her beautifully kept hands - and her face di...
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"Take one wife, strikingly beautiful ... One ex-wife, whittled down to make a comeback ... A gorgeous secretary trying to play the role of Ugly Duckling ... And you have three lovely and shapely ladies who figure prominently in the life - and death - of Morley L. Theilman.
"It s...
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"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...
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"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...
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"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 see...
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"What chance has a pretty young girl, short of funds, to win a suit for assault against the heir to a fortune - even though her case may be justified? Perry Mason, Della Street and Investigator Paul Drake have their hands full this time. Not only must they wi...
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"It was against the restaurant rules for a waitress to beleaguer customers for advice, but Katherine Ellis was not only young and beautiful, it was obvious that she was deeply worried ...
"So when Perry Mason finished lunch, he left her a note: 'My usual fee for an office consultation is ten dollars. The tip under the plate is eleven d...
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"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 crimino...
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"'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 start...
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