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In the idyllic setting of a boat returning to the mainland after a vacation to Hawaii, the distinguished lawyer Perry Mason finds himself ensnared in a web of intrigue, passion, and deception. When his client, Belle Newberry, a wealthy widow with a scandalous past, returns home to her husband, Roy Hungerford, with a lover, Perry realizes that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. Belle's husband, newly named and untraceable, has been embezzling from the family, and the mystery deepens when Belle's picture is stolen, leading to the suspicion that it was a key to her disappearance. Perry, ever the man of the law, must navigate through a labyrinth of lies and deceit to uncover the truth and bring justice to his clients.
First publish date: 1938
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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