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Norda Allison’s world shatters when she sees her fiancé brutally assault her child and then cancels the wedding. She becomes the target of a vicious stalker who drops anonymous, graphic clippings into her mailbox. One night, the horror escalates with a barking dog, a child's scream, gunfire, and the discovery of a dead body—leaving Norda accused of murder. With her life and freedom at stake, renowned courtroom strategist Perry Mason takes the case, using his legal acumen to mount a defense that may avert a death sentence.
First publish date: 1959
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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