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When a wealthy and sexually adventurous tycoon blackmails a journalist, Perry Mason finds himself entangled in a glamorous scheme. The case unfolds as the DA stands to win a knockout victory, but Perry outsmarts the legal system and exposes the real culprit.
First publish date: June 12, 1981
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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