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melindamoor's review
5.0
Unbelievable! This is book #56 of the Perry Mason series and you'd think Erle Stanley Gardner ran out of ideas & steam, but NO SUCH THING!
There is a double twist to the story with Mason defending a client in a murder case, and once he is in the clear, he goes on defending the woman who turns suspect after the initial case is closed.
This is a very exciting read - the action grips you right at the very beginning and doesn't let you out of its clutches until the murder mystery is solved. We are back to the courtroom for legal fireworks and my, do they explode with a BANG! Hamilton Burger should really know better by now than to think he can outsmart Perry Mason, but let it be said for him, at least he never gives up trying. So, Schadenfreude-factor is at work to enhance the enjoyment, but I cannot help myself. :)
And a lovely BONUS: for the very first time, Lieutenant Tragg - the "worthy adversary" cop & reluctant friend to Perry Mason - goes out of his way to find Mason and involve him in the investigation & we are given a chance to see the action -some parts of it anyway- from his / the police's point of view.
There is a double twist to the story with Mason defending a client in a murder case, and once he is in the clear, he goes on defending the woman who turns suspect after the initial case is closed.
This is a very exciting read - the action grips you right at the very beginning and doesn't let you out of its clutches until the murder mystery is solved. We are back to the courtroom for legal fireworks and my, do they explode with a BANG! Hamilton Burger should really know better by now than to think he can outsmart Perry Mason, but let it be said for him, at least he never gives up trying. So, Schadenfreude-factor is at work to enhance the enjoyment, but I cannot help myself. :)
And a lovely BONUS: for the very first time, Lieutenant Tragg - the "worthy adversary" cop & reluctant friend to Perry Mason - goes out of his way to find Mason and involve him in the investigation & we are given a chance to see the action -some parts of it anyway- from his / the police's point of view.
tony's review
4.0
Some nice twists on the classic formula. Mason and Tragg get to play together more than usual at the start, but the highlight is when Mason does his usual trick of convincing everyone that someone other than his client is much more likely to have done it ... and then proceeds to defend that person at the subsequent trial. .
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