The Case of the Shapely Shadow (A Perry Mason Mystery)

Gardner, Erle Stanley

Published by Walter J. Black, Roslyn, NY, 1960

About this Item

Tan boards with brown lettering, 162 pp. Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing, front board just starting, names on front FEP. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear and rubbing especially at top and bottom of spine. A nice copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 162 pages; "Take one wife, strikingly beautiful . One ex-wife, whittled down to make a comeback . A gorgeous secretary trying to play the role of Ugly Duckling . And you have three lovely and shapely ladies who figure prominently in the life - and death - of Morley L. Theilman. "It started with blackmail: the suitcase bulging with $20 bills, the crude, threatening notes, the clever directions for payment - and ended with murder. But why kill the goose who laid the golden egg? " Perry Mason pulls some of the fastest legal footwork of his career - in front of judge and jury - before he finds the answer and cracks the case of the prosecution. ".

Seller Inventory # 9111

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Case of the Shapely Shadow (A Perry Mason Mystery)
• Publisher: Walter J. Black, Roslyn, NY
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Book Club Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery::Erle Stanley Gardner