Case of the Hesitant Hostess - Softcover

Erle Stanley Gardner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413376907 ISBN 13: 9780413376909

Publisher: Magnum Bks., 1977

Synopsis

Perry Mason has no hesitation about defending penniless ex-salesman Albert Brogan against a charge of armed robbery. That's because nightclub hostess Inez Kaylor's testimony will guarantee that the accusations against the alleged hold-up man won't hold up in court. But when the hostess has the bad manners to stand Mason up instead of taking the stand, Perry's defense may not have a leg to stand on.

Failure to find the AWOL witness in forty-eight hours could cost an innocent man his liberty and his life, when the prosecution serves up a shocking new charge of murder! But the high-tailing hostess has a host of her own secrets, and a cast of shady characters -- from Los Angeles to Las Vegas -- is determined to keep them (and her) hidden. It all adds up to a whirlwind working weekend for Mason: if he can't get the goods -- and the girl -- by Monday morning when the gavel falls, so will the ax...

Edition details

• Publisher: Magnum Bks.
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0413376907
• ISBN 13: 9780413376909
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208