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Under the influence of truth serum, Nadine Farr, a young and pretty woman, confesses to murdering her elderly benefactor, Mosher Higley. The guilt-ridden Miss Farr swears it was an accidental dose of cyanide. Perry Mason, the famous legal expert, faces a challenge as he and his team try to find the evidence to prove her innocence. The only thing missing is the evidence - a bottle of tablets that Nadine Farr claims to have thrown in a lake. Mason's investigation leads him to the bottom of the lake, where he uncovers more than he bargained for.
First publish date: 1956
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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