The Case of the Reluctant Model, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the Reluctant Model, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Reluctant Model

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 5 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/29/2017

Synopsis

Art student Maxine Lindsay, as the guest of her mentor, art dealer Colin Durant, attends a reception aboard the yacht of millionaire Otto Olney, who is unveiling his newest purchase, a $130,000 Gauguin. When Durant confides that the painting is a fake, Maxine becomes involved in a complicated series of deceptions. Soon gallery owner Leslie Rankin threatens Maxine. Perry Mason is called in, a beatnik artist is accused of painting the fake, and Durant is found fully clothed in Maxine's shower, shot dead with her pistol.

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

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) may find the writing style here a bit dry. Nonetheless, I still love the general setting: the characters of Perry, Della, Paul, Lt. Tragg, and Hamilton B......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Marissa

This mystery was crazy but easy to follow. It also touches on Perry's celebrity status in LA and how it affects his life and work. Della is goals, btw. There are a lot of subtle Perry/Della scenes that are 10/10. Recommended 13/14+ for language, violence, an affair, and mentions of nude models.......more

Goodreads review by Serdar

Lattimer Rankin adında bir sanat uzmanı, Mason'a gelir ve Collin Durant adında başka bir sanat uzmanına dava açacağını söyler. Sebebi ise Maxine Lindsay adlı bir modele, Rankin'in zamanında Otto Olney'e sattığı bir resmin sahte olduğunu iddia etmesidir. Mason bu işin böyle olmayacağını, Maxine'den y......more

Goodreads review by Mahasweta

I have been a Perry Mason fan since school days. So, I can be quite biased while rating these books. I like the pace and the twists & turns in these books. You cannot figure out who the real killer is till the end, and most times it is someone who'd have never crossed your mind as a killer. This boo......more

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