The Case of the Empty Tin, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Empty Tin, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Empty Tin

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/28/2017

Synopsis

A spanking-new tin can, secretly placed among the rows of Mrs. Florence Gentrie's preserves, contains not a speck of food—but it does carry one very damning clue to a murder that took place right next door. Such an unsavory discovery in such an unlikely place can't help but pique the curiosity of a dedicated mystery hunter like Perry Mason.But the real mystery about this murder is who—and where—is the victim? Upstairs neighbor Elston A. Karr heard the telltale sounds of foul play, but his foul temperament (and his own dark secrets) make him most uncooperative. It takes a second murder to clear up the mystery of the missing body—and to make Perry Mason the next prime candidate to disappear.…

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 James on December 01, 2019

First published in 1941, this is, to my mind at least, one of the least successful of the Perry Mason novels. But then, in a series that runs to eighty-five books, I suppose there's bound to be a clunker now and then. A murder may have been committed on the ground floor of an apartment building. (The......more

Goodreads review by Rajan on May 09, 2016

The story is simple. Mystery is simple. Setting and characters are light unlike now a days. I like the light tone and playfulness of characters. Now the novels are so dark and depressing. Chemistry between Perry and Della is crackling. Paul Drake is very supportive and hapless in front of Perry's an......more

Goodreads review by Marianne on July 18, 2019

I love these old Perry Mason mysteries, and this was another good one. Lots of early 20th century references, like finding pay phones (so glad we don't have to do THAT anymore!). One of the few I haven't figured out before the end. Nicely done. Not sure whether this one ever was filmed -- if it has b......more

Goodreads review by James on August 07, 2023

My 5th ESGardner Perry Mason novel of the summer. Again, a satisfying summer page-turner. Without spoiling it, lots of twists here, and was again surprised to find out 'whodunnit' - although in hindsight, the perpetrator should have been a bit more on my radar - the clues were there!......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 28, 2024

I like when the name of the book means something. There is indeed an empty tin and it takes a role in this story. Secret codes abound and you could decipher them yourself if you have the correct old book lying around. Unfortunately, I don't, but it was still lots of fun.......more

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