The Case of the Fiery Fingers, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Fiery Fingers, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Fiery Fingers

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/25/2017


Synopsis

Poker-faced Nellie Conway, the nurses bed-ridden Elizabeth Bain, brings trouble when she calls on Perry Mason with a glass phial containing four pills which she suspects are poison. Her employer, Nathan Bain, she says, had promised her money to give them to his wife. But when Mason has one of the pills analyzed it is found to consist of acetylsalicylic—in other words good old-fashioned aspirin. Is Perry Mason’s client a hoaxer, a psychopath, or something trickier? Nathan Bain’s next move is to accuse Nellie of theft and provide proof by shining ultra-violet light on her fingers. The case which began like a joke suddenly becomes sinister. Perry gets his client out of this spot but trails her to Orleans where he has a hard job disentangling fact from theory on the subject of Mrs. Bain.This is one of the toughest, most complicated webs of intrigue that Perry Mason has ever had to fight his way through. The Case of the Fiery Fingers shows Mason at his most efficient and Erle Stanley Gardner at his most professional.

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 Melindam on April 16, 2021

"A good lawyer must always remember one thing. Never get mad unless someone pays him to do it." And boy, does Mason get angry. Wheeew. What a "typically" tense, exciting, action-packed, cleverly plotted Perry Mason book. A complete mad wild-ride.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on October 04, 2018

A typical Perry Mason tale. Man kills wife, blame's wife sister. Perry proves otherwise. Recommended only to Perry Mason fans.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on May 10, 2014

I've been reading Gardner's Perry Mason books off and on for many years. Many years ago, I was an intense fan of the series, and read them all, at least once. Now, after a lot of water over the dam, I'm looking at them again. Those who are used to really fine mystery writers (with the emphasis on "wr......more

Goodreads review by Girish on September 24, 2016

One of the most meaty Perry Mason mysteries with a lot of courtroom action. To people used to the series, the books generally are predictable in the construct with an innocent client, a murder and a courtroom that sees Mason's legal theatricals. The book breaks a small mold with 2 different clients,......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 22, 2021

I've been missing Perry and the gang! A nice visit!......more