This is a work in progress dedicated to the reading of one of my favorite authors. To say that Gardner was prolific is beyond understatement. There are hundreds of writings that have nothing to do with his three biggest achievements: the Perry Mason series, the Cool and Lam series, and the D.A. series. (There is … Continue reading THE ERLE STANLEY GARDNER INDEX| Ah Sweet Mystery!
If experience is any measure, the majority of Perry Mason mysteries begin one morning, afternoon, or evening in Mason’s law office with the arrival of an intriguing new client. Doesn’t sound very exciting, perhaps, but I get a thrill every time it happens. What bizarre situation is the ingenue secretary, eccentric old woman, blonde bombshell, … Continue reading THE NEIGHS HAVE IT: The Case of the Fan-Dancer’s Horse| Ah Sweet Mystery!
While Brad adopts a thematic approach to reading the Perry Mason novels of Erle Stanley Gardner, I’m more a sort of wander in the meadow, la-la-la, isn’t everything beautiful kinda guy, and so I’m just getting it into my head I want to (re)read one and picking them up on a whim. But let’s attempt … Continue reading #1327: “There’s a plain, logical solution to the whole business…” – The Case of the Substitute Face (1938) by Erle Stanley Gardner| The Invisible Event
The twelfth published novel from Erle Stanley Gardner under his A.A. Fair nom de plume, Bedrooms Have Windows (1949) finds L.A. P.I.s Bertha Cool and Donald Lam once more skirting the law in pursuit of a case whose precise shape is obscured by the sheer number of actions dragged across its trail. And while this … Continue reading #1326: Bedrooms Have Windows (1949) by A.A. Fair| The Invisible Event
“‘Suppose,’ Mason said, ‘I should give you a dose of poison, and you should die. That would be murder, wouldn’t it?’“Della laughed. ‘Sometimes when I’ve made mistakes I think it would be a justifia…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
Can you blame me if, at the halfway point in our yearlong exploration of the Perry Mason Menagerie, I have decided to return to the Hall of Cats? I happen to have a pair of feline monsters of my ow…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
Back in January, I promised you a year-long journey through a bountiful bestiary beset with blonde bombshells and redolent red-heads, all connected to the creatures of the air, land, and sea, all c…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
“‘Well,’ Mason said, ‘now that the parrot’s dead, we might as well . . .’ “‘But the parrot isn’t dead,’ Drake interrupted. ‘You have the parrot. I suppose that the parrot is a witness to something …| Ah Sweet Mystery!
(This year, my Perry Mason reviews have been appearing on the 17th of each month, but as I’m leaving tomorrow for a week-long road trip and Christie reunion – more about that upon my return – …| Ah Sweet Mystery!
One of the perks of being a fan of Erle Stanley Gardner’s defense attorney-hero Perry Mason is that nearly all of the books have been adapted for television. Among the 271 episodes of&nbs…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
“’I’ve got a cat for a client,’ Mason said grimly. “’Can a cat contest a will?’ Mason’s face showed the determination of a born fighter. ‘Damned if I know,’ he said.” Our next stop in the Mason Men…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
“’Every time you come here, you lie to me. You’re one of those baby-faced little liars that always gets by by deceit. Just because you’re beautiful, you’ve managed to get by with it. You’ve d…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
If, like me, you’re a fan of Perry Mason, the brilliant defense attorney/sleuth created by Erle Stanley Gardner, you are in luck! Gardner was one of the most prolific mystery authors of all time, a…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
It’s New Year’s Eve, the final day of a most, er, dramatic year, and this is my 79th and final post of 2024. It’s also the time when some of my fellow bloggers review their accomplishmen…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
I picked my ten favourite crime and detective novels published in the 1930s a little while ago for my online book club, but I only do a Ten Favourite… list every four months or so and thus am…| The Invisible Event
How do you go about discussing a book you couldn’t even be bothered to finish? The tempting thing is not to review it at all, but I’m committed to certain undertakings on this blog R…| The Invisible Event
