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In this Perry Mason mystery, the famed defense lawyer faces a puzzling murder case in Los Angeles. A beleaguered client, Daphne Milfield, and a senior homicide officer, Lieutenant Tragg, embroil Mason in a tense web of legal intrigue and detective work set against the backdrop of California crime scenes.
First publish date: June 1940
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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