Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970)
Autor/a de The Case of the Velvet Claws
Sobre l'autor
Mystery writer Erle Gardner was born on July 17, 1889 in Malden, Massachusetts. In 1902, he had moved to Oroville, CA. His parents could not afford to send a second son to college, so he worked in a legal office as a clerk reading law. He spent a short time at Valparaiso University in Indiana but mostra'n més had to drop out because of an illegal boxing exhibition. He continued to travel throughout California and read law at several law offices and finally passed the bar in 1911, at the age of 21. He married Natalie Francis Beatrice Talbert on April 9, 1912. In 1916, he formed the Law Firm of Orr and Gardner in Venture, CA. Gardner used many pseudonyms such as Charles Green, Kyle Corning and Grant Holiday. While working as an attorney, he began writing fiction. In 1921, "Nellie's Naughty Nighty" was published in the pulp magazine Breezy Stories. He had a goal of writing 100,000 words a month and would sometimes write two or more stories a day. In 1923, "The Shrieking Skeleton" was sold to the Black Mask Magazine. In the 1930's, Gardner had two manuscripts that were rejected and than "rediscovered" by Thayer Hobson, the president of the William Morrow Publishing Company, and rewritten as courtroom mysteries. During this process, the character Perry Mason was born. In 1933, the first Perry Mason book was written, "The Case of the Velvet Claws." The next one was entitled "The Case of the Sulky Girl" and they were followed by more than eighty additional Mason mysteries. Gardner died on March 11, 1970. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Nota de desambiguació:
(eng) Also wrote under pseudonyms:
A.A. Fair
Carleton Kendrake
Charles J. Kenny
Crèdit de la imatge: John Atherton, modified by anetode
Sèrie
Obres de Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Cautious Coquette | The Case of the Crimson Kiss | The Case of the Crying Swallow (1947) 78 exemplars
A Perry Mason Omnibus (The Case of the Velvet Claws | The Case of the Sunbather's Diary | The Case of the Demure… (1956) 72 exemplars
The Perry Mason Casebook: The Case of the Sulky Girl | The Case of the Careless Kitten | The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1933) 60 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Horrified Heirs [and] The Case of the Lame Canary (1974) 16 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Rolling Bones [and] The Case of the Silent Partner (1976) 15 exemplars
The Case of the Cautious Coquette | The Case of the Sulky Girl | The Case of the Empty Tin (1984) 13 exemplars
Perry Mason Omnibus: The Case of the Singing Skirt | The Case of the Blonde Bonanza | The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964) 13 exemplars
The Case of the Phantom Fortune | The Case of the Amorous Aunt | The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1984) 12 exemplars
Neighborhood Frontiers: Desert Country, Puget Sound Country, Yucatan Peninsula, Yaqui River, Barranca Country (1954) 12 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Borrowed Brunette [and] The Case of the Careless Cupid (1976) 11 exemplars
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza | The Case of the Fenced-in Woman | The Case of the Reluctant Model (1984) 10 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse [and] The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1977) 9 exemplars
The Case of the Worried Waitress | The Case of the Fugitive Nurse | The Case of the Crying Swallow (1984) 9 exemplars
The Case of the Lame Canary | The Case of the Perjured Parrot | The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1984) 9 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Worried Waitress [and] The Case of the Baited Hook (1975) 9 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Howling Dog [and] The Case of the Substitute Face (1974) 8 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Daring Decoy [and] The Case of the Demure Defendant (1977) 8 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret [and] The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1977) 8 exemplars
Pay Dirt: And Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert (1983) 8 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Mythical Monkeys [and] The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1977) 8 exemplars
The Case of the Beautiful Beggar / The Case of the Crimson Kiss / The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948) 8 exemplars
The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe | The Case of the Substitute Face | The Case of the Silent Partner (1984) 8 exemplars
The Case of the Calendar Girl | The Case of the Singing Skirt | The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1984) 8 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister [and] The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1975) 7 exemplars
The Case of the Drowning Duck | The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret | The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1984) 7 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Golddigger's Purse [and] The Case of the Buried Clock (1992) 7 exemplars
A New Perry Mason Omnibus: The Case of the Reluctant Model | The Case of the Amorous Aunt | The Case of the Beautiful… (1965) 7 exemplars
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat | The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister | The Case of the Angry Mourner (1960) 7 exemplars
The Case of the Lucky Legs | The Case of the Crooked Candle | The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1984) 7 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Fugitive Nurse [and] The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1975) 7 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde [and] The Case of the Singing Skirt (1973) 7 exemplars
The Case of the Buried Clock | The Case of the Careless Cupid | The Case of the Careless Kitten (1984) 6 exemplars
Erle Stanley Gardner's Big Mystery Book: The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe [and] The D.A. Calls It Murder (1938) 6 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Perjured Parrot [and] The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1975) 6 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Haunted Husband | The Case of the Careless Kitten (1975) 6 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Fiery Fingers [and] The Case of the Angry Mourner (1975) 5 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Caretaker's Cat [and] The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1977) 5 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Lazy Lover [and] The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1975) 5 exemplars
Obras Escolhidas de E. Stanley Gardner e A. A. Fair: O Caso da Testemunha Suicida; Pegar ou Largar 5 exemplars
Mexico's Magic Square 5 exemplars
Cats Prowl at Night [and] Fools Die on Friday 5 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Waylaid Wolf [and] The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1976) 5 exemplars
The Case of the Horrified Heirs / The Case of the Counterfeit Eye / The Case of the Postponed Murder (1984) 4 exemplars
The Case of the Angry Mourner | The Case of the Silent Partner | The Case of the Reluctant Model 4 exemplars
The Case of the Velvet Claws | The Case of the Curious Bride | The Case of the Baited Hook (1984) 4 exemplars
The Case of the Shapely Shadow | The Case of the Gilded Lily | The Case of the Lame Canary 4 exemplars
The Case of the Velvet Claws | The Case of the Grinning Gorilla | The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1980) 4 exemplars
The Case of the Howling Dog | The Case of the Mischievous Doll | The Case of the Rolling Bones (1984) 4 exemplars
Owls Don't Blink [and] Turn on the Heat 4 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Terrified Typist [and] The Case of the Gilded Lily (1975) 4 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Duplicate Daughter [and] The Case of the Restless Redhead (1975) 4 exemplars
Bachelors Get Lonely [and] Some Slips Don't Show 4 exemplars
The Case of the Baited Hook / The Case of the Curious Bride / The Case of the Counterfeit Eye / The Case of the… (1980) 3 exemplars
The Hand of Horror 3 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll [and] The Case of the Deadly Toy (1975) 3 exemplars
The Case of the Postponed Murder | The Case of the Fenced-in Woman | The Case of the Irate Witness (1973) 3 exemplars
The Erle Stanley Gardner Triple-Decker: The Case of the Sulky Girl | The Case of the Baited Hook | The Case of the… (1940) 3 exemplars
脅迫された継娘 3 exemplars
The Case of the Irate Witness / The Case of the Stuttering Bishop / The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1984) 3 exemplars
The Case of the Daring Divorcee | The Case of the Queenly Contestant | The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1984) 3 exemplars
The Cat Woman 3 exemplars
Perry Mason Mysteries 2 in 1: The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito [and] The Case of the Empty Tin (1976) 3 exemplars
消えた目撃者 3 exemplars
Crows Can't Count [and] Try Anything Once 3 exemplars
幸運な足の娘 3 exemplars
Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Drowning Duck [and] The Case of the Crooked Candle (1976) 3 exemplars
O Caso da Dactilógrafa Aterrada 3 exemplars
The Perry Mason Omnibus 3 exemplars
忘れられた殺人 3 exemplars
Early Birds 3 exemplars
Claws of Crime 2 exemplars
Hawks of the Midnight Sky 2 exemplars
Claws of the Man Bird 2 exemplars
Beyond the Law 2 exemplars
Hard As Nails 2 exemplars
Double or Quits [and] Give 'em the Ax 2 exemplars
The Case of the Velvet Claws / The Case of the Sulky Girl / The Case of the Curious Bride / The Case of the Howling Dog… (1998) 2 exemplars
3x Doug Selby 2 exemplars
O caso da lata vazia ;: Jogo, mulheres e morte 2 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 01 2 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (XVII) 2 exemplars
The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary | The Case of the Glamorous Ghost | The Case of the Restless Redhead (1955) 2 exemplars
The Case of the Misplaced Thumbs 2 exemplars
The Case of the Candied Diamonds 2 exemplars
For Higher Stakes 2 exemplars
The Hope-So Hunch 2 exemplars
O caso da sombra assassina 2 exemplars
O caso do Canário Coxo 2 exemplars
The Heavenly Rat 2 exemplars
Bunched Knuckles 2 exemplars
Face Up 2 exemplars
Dead Men's Shoes 2 exemplars
The Hour of the Rat 2 exemplars
Hett om öronen 2 exemplars
Bracelets for Two 2 exemplars
Hooking the Crooks 2 exemplars
Perry Mason Two In One 2 exemplars
Black and White 2 exemplars
Cooking Crooks 2 exemplars
Beating the Bulls 2 exemplars
Hot Cash 2 exemplars
Feet First 2 exemplars
Brass Tacks 2 exemplars
The Crime Crusher 2 exemplars
Hell's Kettle 2 exemplars
Big Shot 2 exemplars
Hairy Hands 2 exemplars
The Hot Squat 2 exemplars
Dark Alleys 2 exemplars
The Gong of Vengeance 2 exemplars
The Case of the Gilded Lily | The Case of the Screaming Woman | The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1956) 2 exemplars
Crash and Carry 2 exemplars
The Case of the Crushed Carnations 2 exemplars
Cop Killers 2 exemplars
Two Clues 2 exemplars
Burnt Fingers 2 exemplars
Forget 'em All 2 exemplars
Chinatown Murders 2 exemplars
The Kid Clips A Coupon 2 exemplars
Come and Get It 2 exemplars
According To Law 2 exemplars
The Perry Mason Omnibus: The Case of the Dangerous Dowager [and] The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1945) 2 exemplars
A Guest of the House 2 exemplars
Above the Law 2 exemplars
The Case of the Silent Partner | The Case of the Drowning Duck | The Case of the Singing Skirt (1963) 2 exemplars
A Chance to Cheat 2 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (X) 1 exemplars
Kergemeelse nümfi kohtuasi : [romaan] 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (VIII) 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (XVIII) 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (VII) 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (IV) 1 exemplars
The Case of the Vagabond Virgin | The Case of the Restless Redhead | The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary 1 exemplars
La coquetería de Berta Cool 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (IX) 1 exemplars
Some women won't wait (Lam/Cool Mysteries) 1 exemplars
El caso del gato del portero; El caso de la mujer de ojos verdes; El caso de la prometida celosa 1 exemplars
The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (III) 1 exemplars
Gardner, Erle Stanley - El Caso Del Perro Aullador / Erle Stanley Gardner ; Traducción E. M. ;… 1 exemplars
Fantastic Stories of Imagination, April 1963 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (I) 1 exemplars
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reluctant Model 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (II) 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (VI) 1 exemplars
Double or Quits and Give 'em the Ax 1 exemplars
Gardner, Erle Stanley - El Fiscal Acorralado / Erle Stanely Gardner ; Versión Española De G. López… (1944) 1 exemplars
Perry Mason (Season 1-9) 1 exemplars
Perry Mason: The Complete First Season (DVD) 1 exemplars
Blackmail with Lead 1 exemplars
Případ bázlivé tanečnice 1 exemplars
Budhien arvoitus 1 exemplars
Perry Mason Books Series - A Collection of 90 Detective Mystery Books Under this Series (2003) 1 exemplars
Lånta fjädrar 1 exemplars
NOVELAS ESCOGIDAS TOMO I 1 exemplars
Seven Complete Novels The Glamorous Ghost, The Terrified Typist, The Lucky Loser, The Screaming Woman, The Long-Legged… (1979) 1 exemplars
O caso da testemunha suícida;; Pegar ou largar 1 exemplars
Gardner, Erle Stanley - El Caso Del Canario Cojo / Erle Stanley Gardner ; Traducción De E. Machado Quevedo ;… (1960) 1 exemplars
The Case of the Perjured President 1 exemplars
The Case of the Crying Swallow / The Case of the Crimson Kiss / The Case of the Irate Witness 1 exemplars
Il canarino da caccia 1 exemplars
EL CASO DEL GATO PORTERO 1 exemplars
L'hotêsse hésitante 1 exemplars
Ο Νταγκ Σέλμπι αναλαμβάνει την υπόθεση 1 exemplars
OBRAS SELECTAS (V) 1 exemplars
The Case of the Golddiggers Purse 1 exemplars
La vita è breve 1 exemplars
Gioco d'azzardo Mondadori classici 233 1 exemplars
Sabotör in i döden : Detektivroman 1 exemplars
Obras Escolhidas de E. Stanley Gardner e A. A. Fair - 4: O Caso do Anzol Iscado; Sobre Brasas 1 exemplars
El caso del loro perjuro 1 exemplars
En doft av mord 1 exemplars
Mord i Honolulu 1 exemplars
Garner 1 exemplars
Gardner 1 exemplars
The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife 1 exemplars
Massor av pengar 1 exemplars
Mördare på språng 1 exemplars
El profesor de gimnasia 1 exemplars
Morder på en tommelfinger 1 exemplars
Los tontos mueren en viernes 1 exemplars
Perry Mason og det falske testamentet 1 exemplars
Reluctant Model 1 exemplars
Las lechuzas lo ven todo 1 exemplars
Polisen tappar tråden 1 exemplars
Il cadavere è in ritardo 1 exemplars
Perry Mason. El caso de la novia curiosa 1 exemplars
Perry Mason. El caso del socio silencioso 1 exemplars
The D A Breaks A Seal 1 exemplars
Case of the Velvet Claws Book 1 1 exemplars
TWO CLUES BY ERLE STANLEY GARDNER 1 exemplars
Mujeres atrapadas 1 exemplars
La brunette bouclee 1 exemplars
El fiscal desconcertado 1 exemplars
Case of the Fabulous Fake, Hallowe'en Party 1 exemplars
Erle Stanley Gardener CASE OF THE CAUTIOUS COQUETTE Perry Mason Morrow 1949 [Hardcover] unknown 1 exemplars
Perry Mason. El caso del retrato falso 1 exemplars
El fiscal salva el escollo 1 exemplars
Samarbete med polisen 1 exemplars
varokaa kurveja 1 exemplars
PERRY MASON 1 exemplars
Pahase leinaja juhtum 1 exemplars
El caso de la mina rubia"; El caso dela mansión dividida; El caso de la modelo asustada" 1 exemplars
Die goldgelbe Tuer 1 exemplars
Agencia de detectives 1 exemplars
O CASO DA MODELO ERÓTICA 1 exemplars
O CASO DAS APOSTAS NO HIPÓDROMO 1 exemplars
O CASO DO AMANTE PREGUIÇOSO, ERLE STANLEY 1 exemplars
O CASO DA LOIRA DE OLHOS NEGROS 1 exemplars
O CASO DO CADÁVER TROCADO 1 exemplars
Las lechuzas lo ven todo 1 exemplars
Berta, la tetera y el gato 1 exemplars
Ο Ντάγκ Σελμπι αναλαμβάνει την υπόθεση 1 exemplars
Murder Up My Sleeve [and] Spill the Jackpot 1 exemplars
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | The Case of the Howling Dog | The Case of the Curious Bride | The Case of the… (1969) 1 exemplars
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette | The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife | The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde 1 exemplars
Leg Man 1 exemplars
This Way Out [Phantom Crook 14] 1 exemplars
A Perry Mason Omnibus 1 exemplars
The Monkey Murder 1 exemplars
Man's Book-The Case of the Queenly Contestant / One Man’s War / The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 — Autor — 1 exemplars
Money, Marbles and Chuck 1 exemplars
This Way Out [Phantom Crook 64] 1 exemplars
No Quarter 1 exemplars
White Rings 1 exemplars
The Incredible Mister Smith 1 exemplars
Two Dead Hands 1 exemplars
Rain Check 1 exemplars
The Phantom Crook 1 exemplars
Jade Sanctuary 1 exemplars
Tong Trouble 1 exemplars
Gardner Erle Stanley 1 exemplars
Ullstein-Kriminalmagazin 1 1 exemplars
New Twenties 1 exemplars
The Case of the Negligent Nymph | The Case of the Hesitant Hostess | The Case of the Restless Redhead 1 exemplars
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat | The Case of the Curious Bride | The Case of the Howling Dog 1 exemplars
Terra incognita 1 exemplars
Et Pent sted å bo 1 exemplars
The Case of the Rolling Bones | Witness for the Prosecution [and] The Under Dog | Lord Peter Views the Body 1 exemplars
Perry Mason in the Case of... 1 exemplars
Perry Mason: TCOT Fenced in Woman & others 1 exemplars
Muscle Out 1 exemplars
The Murder Push 1 exemplars
Ribbons of Light 1 exemplars
Not So Darn Bad 1 exemplars
The Silver Mask Murders 1 exemplars
The Man Who Talked 1 exemplars
The Man in the Silver Mask 1 exemplars
Midnight Justice 1 exemplars
King of the Eagle Clan 1 exemplars
Phantom Bullets 1 exemplars
Trapped in Darkness 1 exemplars
Lord of the High Places 1 exemplars
On the Stroke of Twelve 1 exemplars
The Triple Cross 1 exemplars
Three Days to Midnight 1 exemplars
A Time-Lock Triangle 1 exemplars
The Room of Falling Flies 1 exemplars
With Fingers of Steel 1 exemplars
Ten Days After Date 1 exemplars
Other Fiction & Non-Fiction works 1 exemplars
Bertha Cool & Donald Lam stories 1 exemplars
Perry Mason novels 1 exemplars
Three O'Clock in the Morning 1 exemplars
Register Rage 1 exemplars
The Weapons of a Crook 1 exemplars
No Questions Asked 1 exemplars
Red Jade 1 exemplars
Rough Stuff 1 exemplars
Under the Guns 1 exemplars
Straight Crooks 1 exemplars
Strictly Personal 1 exemplars
Promise to Pay 1 exemplars
Tommy Talk 1 exemplars
Triple Treachery 1 exemplars
Straight from the Shoulder 1 exemplars
One Crook to Another 1 exemplars
This Is So Sudden! 1 exemplars
The Next Stiff 1 exemplars
Out of the Shadows 1 exemplars
Snow Bird 1 exemplars
Whispering Feet 1 exemplars
Yellow Shadows 1 exemplars
Grinning Gods 1 exemplars
The Wax Dragon 1 exemplars
In Full of Account 1 exemplars
Laugh That Off 1 exemplars
The Case of the Howling Dog / The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece / The Case of the Lucky Legs 1 exemplars
Mördare i natten 1 exemplars
Cloak and Dagger — Autor — 1 exemplars
O caso da modelo erótica; Só a morte as detém 1 exemplars
Yalancı Şahit 1 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 07 1 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 19 1 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 11 1 exemplars
The Case of the Lonely Heiress / The Case of the Cautious Coquette / The Case of the Lucky Legs / The Case of the… (1993) 1 exemplars
Das Rätsel der tickenden Kerze. 1 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 04 1 exemplars
O caso do amante preguiçoso 1 exemplars
A Pes Vyl Dál 1 exemplars
Případ Bázlivé Tanečnice 1 exemplars
Statsadvokaten klarer sig 1 exemplars
Novelas escogidas 1 exemplars
Terningerne ruller 1 exemplars
Det gådefulde portræt 1 exemplars
Den farlige enke 1 exemplars
Statsadvokaten siger overlagt mord 1 exemplars
Perry Mason The Collector's Edition, Volume 05 1 exemplars
Nylon is doorzichtig 1 exemplars
Mutskandalen 1 exemplars
Stadens skräck 1 exemplars
Polisen i huset 1 exemplars
Nakendansöserna 1 exemplars
Ljudlös död 1 exemplars
Minne för mord 1 exemplars
Den dömda staden 1 exemplars
Den brustna länken 1 exemplars
Det forsvundne glasøje 1 exemplars
The Adventures of Paul Pry Volume II 1 exemplars
Den forfløjne model 1 exemplars
Fotomodellen 1 exemplars
Den mutte pige 1 exemplars
4 grands classiques : Silhouette sexy ; Piège pour Perry ; Satyre au sang ; Le sosie suspect 1 exemplars
Ung dam söker vittne 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Murder Plus: True Crime Stories from the Masters of Detective Fiction (1958) — Col·laborador — 44 exemplars
Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark: And Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (Black Mask Stories) (2011) — Col·laborador — 32 exemplars
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels: Twelve Espionage Masterpieces (1986) — Col·laborador — 31 exemplars
Half-a-Hundred Stories for Men, Great Tales by American Writers (1945) — Col·laborador — 15 exemplars
Ellery Queen's Anthology #32: Magicians of Mystery (Fall/Winter 1976) (1976) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
The Case of the Irate Witness | The Phone Calls | A Shadow of Himself (1972) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Shake-speare, the Mystery, by George Elliott Sweet. [Foreword by Erle Stanley Gardner.] (1956) — Pròleg — 8 exemplars
The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde | Death Comes as the End | Not Quite Dead Enough (1944) — Autor — 6 exemplars
Perry Mason and the Case of the Velvet Claws: A Radio Dramatization (Perry Mason Series) (2010) 6 exemplars
Perry Mason and the Case of the Sulky Girl: A Radio Dramatization (Perry Mason Series) (2011) 6 exemplars
Perry Mason and the Case of the Lucky Legs: A Radio Dramatization (Perry Mason Series) (2016) 5 exemplars
The Case of the Fugitive Nurse | Utter Death | The Waikiki Widow (1954) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
The Girl With the Frightened Eyes | The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife | Dark Prophecy (1945) 4 exemplars
The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret | No Dust in the Attic | The Late Clara Beame (1963) 4 exemplars
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Ellery Queen's Anthology #31: Giants of Mystery (Spring/Summer 1976) (1977) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
The Case of the Beautiful Beggar | Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser | The Waiting Game (1965) 3 exemplars
The Case of the Restless Redhead | Another Morgue Heard From | Six Murders in the Suburbs (1955) 2 exemplars
The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito | Motto for Murder | The Affair of the Fainting Butler (1943) 2 exemplars
The Case of the Glamorous Ghost | Death and Mr. Potter | The Man in the Green Hat (1955) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
The Case of the Drowning Duck | Fear Comes to Chalfont | Mystery in the Woodshed — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
The Case of the Runaway Corpse | The Case of the Fugitive Nurse | The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1954) 1 exemplars
Mustang Trail (A Triple-A Western Classic) — Introducció — 1 exemplars
Bedrooms Have Windows | Ninth Life | The Door to Doom — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
The Case of the Horrified Heirs | Is There a Traitor in the House | The Shape of Fear (1964) 1 exemplars
The Case of the Screaming Woman | The Late Miss Trimming | Death of an Old Sinner (1957) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Dark Wanton | The Face of Hate | The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
The Case of the Mischievous Doll | The Unquiet Sleep | The Tarnished Angel (1963) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Altres noms
- Fair, A. A.
Kendrake, Carleton
Kenny, Charles J.
Green, Charles M. - Data de naixement
- 1889-07-17
- Data de defunció
- 1970-03-11
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Cremated
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Temecula, California, USA
- Causa de la mort
- cancer
- Llocs de residència
- Palo Alto, California, USA
Oxnard, California, USA
Ventura, California, USA
Oroville, California, USA - Educació
- Valparaiso University
- Professions
- professional boxer
lawyer
novelist
short-story writer - Organitzacions
- The Court of Last Resort
- Premis i honors
- MWA Grand Master (1962)
- Nota de desambiguació
- Also wrote under pseudonyms:
A.A. Fair
Carleton Kendrake
Charles J. Kenny
Membres
Ressenyes
This was a neat little puzzle with excellent misdirecting clues, one of the more tightly plotted ESG that I've read. It also has the classic cross examination trick of rapid fire questioning to elicit the truth (à la Legally Blonde) which is a premise I'm always happy to accept in fictionland. These were topped off with some coy ol' fashion smoochin' between Perry and Della, the development of which I must pinpoint, which book of the series did this start happening!
I think I must have bought this secondhand when I was a teenager - one of the people Mason is engaged to defend is a 'leg model' so there is some excuse for the cover picture. There was no court room action at all in this story and no police questioning either, unless you count their questioning of Mason himself at the end.
I didn't really enjoy this one: the client was obnoxious, everyone lied to Mason, Mason lied to the police, Mason was supercilious with Paul Drake, and there was a fair amount of repetition. It is very fortunate that the people Mason represents always turn out to be innocent...I think it is time my small ESG collection is returned to a secondhand book store.… (més)
I didn't really enjoy this one: the client was obnoxious, everyone lied to Mason, Mason lied to the police, Mason was supercilious with Paul Drake, and there was a fair amount of repetition. It is very fortunate that the people Mason represents always turn out to be innocent...I think it is time my small ESG collection is returned to a secondhand book store.… (més)
Perry Mason & the Treacherous Client
Review of the Della Street Press Kindle eBook (September 17, 2011) of the William Morrow & Company hardcover original (1933)
I recently enjoyed The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason #16, 1940) from a Kindle Deal of the Day and realized that I had never previously read the classic lawyer-detective series. I now went back to the very first book to see how the origin story was told. It turned out that The Case of the Velvet Claws wasn't an origin story at all as Perry Mason is already running a law practice with Della Street as his secretary and the Paul Drake Detective Agency as his go-to investigators.
Mason takes on the case of Eva Griffin which begins as an effort to avoid blackmail from a scandal sheet. Della Street takes an immediate dislike to the client and warns Mason off, but Mason perseveres regardless. Street's instinct proves correct as when a murder occurs further into the story, Griffin threatens to report that Mason himself may have been the killer. Despite the treachery of the client, Mason still works to solve the case and save her from a murder accusation and conviction.
On the Berengaria Ease of Solving Scale® this was a fairly easy solve, a 2 out of 10, as the most likely culprit proves to be the villain in the end. That was after all the confusion of the client's apparent involvement had been explained away by Mason.
I'll probably still pick up a few further Perry Masons when I'm looking for a read in a light hard-boiled vein. Gardner is definitely reliable for that. None of the writing approaches the poetic metaphors of Raymond Chandler though, so it isn't quite top drawer.
See dust cover at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/The_Case_of_the_Velvet_Claws.jpg
The spine and front cover of the original 1933 William Morrow & Company hardcover. Image sourced from Wikipedia by Facsimile Dustjackets LLC — William Morrow & Co. first edition, Fair use, Link.
Soundtrack
The Opening and Closing Themes for the original Perry Mason TV series were composed by Fred Steiner and you can hear them at this YouTube clip. The composition was actually called Park Avenue Beat and you can read about it further at Wikipedia.
Trivia and Links
Make a note about the website of Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC in case you ever have an older plain volume in your home library which you'd like to display on your shelves with the equivalent of its original dust jacket. I've used them in the past so can definitely recommend the high quality of their work. The price is relatively high considering it is only the dust cover and not the book itself, but in the case of a well-loved older volume you likely won't begrudge the price.
The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted as a movie in 1936 which starred Warren William in his 4th and final appearance as the lawyer/detective. The major change from the novel is that Perry Mason is married to his secretary Della Street. You can see a trailer for the film on YouTube here.
The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted for television in the original Perry Mason TV series (1957-1966) which starred Raymond Burr as the lawyer/detective. The adaptation was broadcast as Season 6 Episode 22 in 1963.… (més)
Review of the Della Street Press Kindle eBook (September 17, 2011) of the William Morrow & Company hardcover original (1933)
“People that come to me don’t come to me because they like the looks of my eyes, or the way my office is furnished, or because they’ve known me at a club. They come to me because they need me. They come to me because they want to hire me for what I can do.”
She looked up at him then. “Just what is it that you do, Mr. Mason?” she asked.
He snapped out two words at her. “I fight!”
She nodded vigorously. “That’s exactly what I want you to do for me.”
I recently enjoyed The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason #16, 1940) from a Kindle Deal of the Day and realized that I had never previously read the classic lawyer-detective series. I now went back to the very first book to see how the origin story was told. It turned out that The Case of the Velvet Claws wasn't an origin story at all as Perry Mason is already running a law practice with Della Street as his secretary and the Paul Drake Detective Agency as his go-to investigators.
Mason takes on the case of Eva Griffin which begins as an effort to avoid blackmail from a scandal sheet. Della Street takes an immediate dislike to the client and warns Mason off, but Mason perseveres regardless. Street's instinct proves correct as when a murder occurs further into the story, Griffin threatens to report that Mason himself may have been the killer. Despite the treachery of the client, Mason still works to solve the case and save her from a murder accusation and conviction.
On the Berengaria Ease of Solving Scale® this was a fairly easy solve, a 2 out of 10, as the most likely culprit proves to be the villain in the end. That was after all the confusion of the client's apparent involvement had been explained away by Mason.
I'll probably still pick up a few further Perry Masons when I'm looking for a read in a light hard-boiled vein. Gardner is definitely reliable for that. None of the writing approaches the poetic metaphors of Raymond Chandler though, so it isn't quite top drawer.
See dust cover at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/The_Case_of_the_Velvet_Claws.jpg
The spine and front cover of the original 1933 William Morrow & Company hardcover. Image sourced from Wikipedia by Facsimile Dustjackets LLC — William Morrow & Co. first edition, Fair use, Link.
Soundtrack
The Opening and Closing Themes for the original Perry Mason TV series were composed by Fred Steiner and you can hear them at this YouTube clip. The composition was actually called Park Avenue Beat and you can read about it further at Wikipedia.
Trivia and Links
Make a note about the website of Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC in case you ever have an older plain volume in your home library which you'd like to display on your shelves with the equivalent of its original dust jacket. I've used them in the past so can definitely recommend the high quality of their work. The price is relatively high considering it is only the dust cover and not the book itself, but in the case of a well-loved older volume you likely won't begrudge the price.
The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted as a movie in 1936 which starred Warren William in his 4th and final appearance as the lawyer/detective. The major change from the novel is that Perry Mason is married to his secretary Della Street. You can see a trailer for the film on YouTube here.
The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted for television in the original Perry Mason TV series (1957-1966) which starred Raymond Burr as the lawyer/detective. The adaptation was broadcast as Season 6 Episode 22 in 1963.… (més)
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These are typical of the series, but not outstanding.