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When Helen Kendal receives a mysterious call from her presumed‑dead uncle Franklin, she is thrust into a web of danger. Franklin’s plea leads her to the celebrated defense attorney Perry Mason, who quickly takes her case. Helen soon becomes a suspect in a murder while her kitten narrowly survives a poison attempt, and her aunt Matilda believes Franklin is alive. Mason, guided by his unorthodox instincts, teams with secretary Della Street, private eye Paul Drake, and a clever kitten to unravel the obscure links among the deaths, the poisoning, and Franklin’s voice, all in a race against the police and his own reputation.
First publish date: 1942
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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