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A female lawyer, Arlene Ferris, is pursued by Loring Lamont, the spoiled son of a rich and powerful father, who has wronged her. However, when her client, Miss Ferris, is accused of murder and the evidence shows she brandished a fatal knife, Perry Mason must step over the line of the law to prove his trust was justified.
First publish date: 1959
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner
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