The Case of the Amorous Aunt, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Amorous Aunt, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Amorous Aunt

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 5 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/12/2017


Synopsis

Marriage is a big commitment…and so is murder.Lorraine Elmore is a well-to-do widow who’s ready to marry again. But nervous Linda Calhoun is certain that the man her aunt Lorraine has fallen for is a fortune-hunting Bluebeard who's out to make a killing—in more ways than one. Perry Mason alloys Linda's paranoia—until Detective Paul Drake digs up enough dirt to convince the lawyer that dashing, mysterious Montrose Dewitt is digging a grave for his bride-to-be.When the amorous aunt and her amour elope, the chase is on. But when Lorraine's supposedly sinister suitor is the one who ends up murdered, the pressure is on Mason to prove that the blushing bride isn't the one who drew blood.

About Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was a prolific American author best known for his Perry Mason novels, which sold twenty thousand copies a day in the mid-1950s. There have been six motion pictures based on his work and the hugely popular Perry Mason television series starring Raymond Burr, which aired for nine years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on August 29, 2018

I've been reading Gardner's Perry Mason books off and on for many years. Those who are used to really fine mystery writers (in the literary sense), such as Ross Macdonald, may find the writing style here a bit dry. Nonetheless, I still love the general setting: the fast pace, the characters of Perry......more

Goodreads review by Rajan on September 21, 2016

This is a tedious read. The narrative is convoluted. I did not like very much. Some excerpts : Della Street, Perry Mason’s confidential secretary, said, “A couple of lovebirds have strayed into the office without an appointment. They insist it’s a matter of life and death.” “Everything is,” Mason said......more

Goodreads review by jaroiva on March 12, 2023

Zkrátka klasika. Od autora mě baví Lam a Coolová, tohle je pro mě první Perry Mason. A mohu i doporučit jako oddechovou detektivku k vodě (ideální dovolenková četba).......more

Goodreads review by Tony on December 08, 2013

This is perhaps the best Perry Mason novel to date; it was published in 1964. It certainly is on a par with the the usually acknowledged best, The Case of the Howling Dog, published in the '30s. Here, the exposition of the case is patient, thorough, and spellbinding. There are several different thre......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 07, 2024

I thought this Perry Mason novel was one of the better one, possibly because the money motive ran through various plots. We have wealthy aunt Lorraine who is at a 'dangerous age' where her head can be turned by a possible con artist. We have her niece, Linda who is involved with a mooch, George Latt......more