Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
New York, Morrow [1964]
Description
Perry Mason and Della Street were both out to lunch. Gertie, the receptionist and telephone operator, was indulging in her favorite noontime occupation - munching chocolates and reading a love story - when the door burst open and a woman rushed in. Gertie got her name, all right, dimly registered the fact that she was not only very attractive buy very upset at having to wait for Mason, and Gertie even looked up when the woman left before he returned. But vicarious romance was the rule of that day - much to the annoyance of Lt. Tragg when he later tried to piece together what had happened. And although his plan for surprising Gertie into a identification of the lady was ingenious, Perry's counter-measure was even more so...
User reviews
LibraryThing member JeffreyMarks
Interesting in that the daring divorcee to my mind was not Perry's client, but wife #2 instead.
LibraryThing member VincentDarlage
This is one of the weaker mysteries in the Perry Mason series. The wrap-up was too quick and certain facts were unfairly held from the reader to determine who did it.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1964
Physical description
251 p.; 20 cm