The Case of the Postponed Murder, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Postponed Murder, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Postponed Murder

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/10/2017


Synopsis

When Mae Farr becomes the presumed stalking victim of wealthy playboy Penn Wentworth, she asks Perry Mason for help. Wentworth says he merely wants her for forging his name on a fat check. Farr claims he just wants her. Enter Harold Anders, a love-struck suitor from Mae's small hometown who's determined to ride to her rescue. But fatal gunplay leaves Wentworth dead, Mae a wanted woman, and Perry Mason in trouble.…

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 May 25, 2017

I've been reading Gardner's Perry Mason books for many years. Those who are used to really fine mystery writers (in the literary sense) may find Gardner's writing style a bit dry, and the dialog a bit unrealistic. Nonetheless, I still love the general setting: the characters of Perry, Della, Paul, L......more

Goodreads review by Tony on April 06, 2014

This is the last published novel. As a disclaimer, I must admit that I have read them all, in order. I think Mr. Gardner, or perhaps Jeanne, had this one published to test the readers as to when it was actually written. I think it has all the hallmarks of having been written in the 1930s or 40s, and......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Marissa on October 14, 2017

(3.7) Once again, Perry pulls out legal tricks and proves his client innocent. Della is goals in this book and Paul's hatred of romance at the end makes me laugh. Recommended 13+ for mentioned attempted assault, language, murder, and mild romance of secondary characters.......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on March 03, 2018

Great!......more

Goodreads review by Naomi on February 08, 2022

Finished on principle, but I couldn't have cared less about the crimes or who committed them. Tedious.......more