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A review by bill_wehrmacher
Sprawa fałszywego biskupa by Erle Stanley Gardner
3.0
The Case of the Studdering Bishop is my first Perry Mason novel. I am old enough that I remember watching Perry Mason on TV, old 4x3 black and white TV. I think the characters had evolved considerably in the 21 years since it aired. I liked the more legal and polite of the TV versions. Given that, the storyline is equally circuitous.
The case involves a counterfeit grandaughter. The legitimate granddaughter. Mothers of each both willing to die to protect their daughters. Private detectives, both good and bad. More characters that one can shake a stick at.
As mentioned in my progress statement, toward the end I found a debate about the role and intelligence of women. I am not sure what side Erle Stanley Gardner is on, but since the argument was in the story, I subject he feels women are more talented than they are normally given credit.
It was well worth the read, but I am not sure I would tackle another.
The case involves a counterfeit grandaughter. The legitimate granddaughter. Mothers of each both willing to die to protect their daughters. Private detectives, both good and bad. More characters that one can shake a stick at.
As mentioned in my progress statement, toward the end I found a debate about the role and intelligence of women. I am not sure what side Erle Stanley Gardner is on, but since the argument was in the story, I subject he feels women are more talented than they are normally given credit.
It was well worth the read, but I am not sure I would tackle another.