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Classic pulp fiction, and my first Perry Mason. Always assumed he was a detective, but is actually a lawyer.

A product of its time, I still wonder how he could analyse a broad‘s legs through binoculars while she‘s driving a car, perhaps the greatest mystery of all. Having said that he is happily working with intelligent women he respects, it wasn‘t all chauvinism.

Fun read, and I love the well journeyed cover.

This is one of the later Perry Mason novels, and I‘ve read other reviews that called it rushed and formulaic. While I agree in part with this assessment, there is something about watching Mason figure out the culprit that makes everything worthwhile. I also keep picturing Raymond Burr delivering the dialogue! A fun, quick read. #192025 #1964

I remember my mom watching reruns of the Perry Mason TV show when I was a kid, & when the movies came out, we‘d hang out by the TV to watch Raymond Burr as Mason save the day.

This is the first time I‘ve read any of the series. Mason‘s skills are extraordinary as a lawyer; the helpless female personas were a little grating. But, this definitely had a twist I did not see coming. I just wish I liked the voice narration better. Pick, but barely.

While some feel Chan is dated and out of step with present day sensitivities, when Biggers wrote these stories he was taking a bold step in portraying a Chinese as an educated, smart, family man. These were written in the time of the war era‘s “yellow peril” days. It‘s important to keep it in perspective. As usual one shouldn‘t judge the books by the tv and movies. Charlie is as different in the books as Perry Mason was. #perrymason #charlie chan