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Engaged to a driven young executive, Mildred Crest’s world collapses when her fiancé embezzles company funds and disappears, leaving her penniless and scorned. Determined to rebuild her life, Mildred is drawn into a perilous scheme after a fateful drive results in the death of a lone hitchhiker. By assuming the hitchhiker’s identity, she hopes to escape her ruined status, but the new identity brings unforeseen dangers, including a blackmailer who threatens her safety. Mildred enlists the help of famed attorney Perry Mason, who works tirelessly to confront the extortionist and protect her. As Mason removes the threat, complications arise that deepen the mystery and raise the stakes in this detective tale.
First publish date: 1958
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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