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Chargement... La femme au masque (1940)par Erle Stanley Gardner
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Appartient à la sériePerry Mason Novels (Book 16) Appartient à la série éditorialePocket Books (414) Öölane (63) Est contenu dansThe Erle Stanley Gardner Triple-Decker: The Case of the Sulky Girl | The Case of the Baited Hook | The Case of the Silent Partner par Erle Stanley Gardner Perry Mason 2 in 1: The Case of the Worried Waitress [and] The Case of the Baited Hook par Erle Stanley Gardner Fait l'objet d'une adaptation dans
Perry Mason risks his freedom to prove the innocence of an unidentified client: "Fast-paced . . . the question of whodunit, as always, gets an unexpected answer." -Publishers Weekly The bait is half of a $10,000 bill, delivered to Perry Mason by a man who promises the second half of the note should his companion, a silent masked woman, ever require the lawyer's services. When a dead body is discovered soon after, Mason feels the hook?but how can one prove the innocence of a person whose identity is unknown? Suspecting he's been set up, but curious nonetheless, Perry sets out to solve the mystery from the ground up, beginning with the face behind the veil. The more he learns, the more complex his investigation becomes. Uncovering a convoluted case of stock fraud, divorce, and inheritance, Mason's nearly left reeling?that is until, with the help of Della Street and Paul Drake, he pulls off one of his most daring gambits ever to finally cast light on the killer. Filled with memorable characters, a multitude of motives, and just a few red herrings, The Case of the Baited Hook is classic Perry Mason, showcasing the character's brilliance and pizazz with a plot that pushes his powers into overdrive. As puzzling as it is entertaining, the book exemplifies the style that made Edgar Award winner Erle Stanley Gardner one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century and inspired the hit HBO series. "A good Perry Mason yarn . . . Perry moves fast to outmaneuver his opponents." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "[The] Mason books remain tantalizing on every page and brilliant." -Scott Turow, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Last Trial "A good starting point for those new to Gardner's celebrated attorney."? Publishers Weekly. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Review of the American Mystery Classics Kindle eBook (2020) of the William Morrow & Company hardcover original (1940)
Considering my love of mystery classics it is perhaps surprising that I'd never previously read a Perry Mason novel. I picked up the 16th of the series The Case of the Baited Hook in a 2023 Kindle Deal of the Day and also saw that it was part of an American Mystery Classics reprint series. I can see how the various complications of the case made it a candidate as a "classic" as selected by editor/publisher Otto Penzler.
Lawyer Perry Mason is called out in the middle of the night to accept a case where he is asked to defend a possible future client. The "bait" in the case is that Mason's fee is 1/2 of a $10,000 bill. He will only collect the other half when it is presented to him by his client if and when she calls on him. The catch (or the "hook") is that the client is a masked woman who prefers to not reveal her identity.
Later the next day, it becomes evident that the crime involved is a murder. Mason must not only find the killer in order to solve the crime, he also has to determine who his client is and what was the reason for the elaborate method of his hiring. His trusted secretary Della Street and right hand man private detective Paul Drake are there to back him up.
See cover at https://pictures.abebooks.com/inventory/19371309871.jpg
The front cover the original 1940 William Morrow & Company hardcover. Image sourced from AbeBooks.
Overall, this left a good impression and it was somewhat of the hard-boiled school, with Mason playing more of a detective role than a lawyer. There are no courtroom scenes. In fact I think I read somewhere that in the original books, the cases never get to court but are always solved through the preliminary investigations with Mason & company often in conflict with the District Attorney and the police force. I plan to read several more Perry Masons and American Mystery Classics.
Soundtrack
The Opening and Closing Themes for the original Perry Mason TV series were composed by Fred Steiner and you can hear them at this YouTube clip. The composition was actually called Park Avenue Beat and you can read about it further at Wikipedia.
Trivia and Links
The Case of the Baited Hook was adapted for television in the original Perry Mason TV series (1957-1966) which starred Raymond Burr as the lawyer/detective. The adaptation was broadcast as Season 1 Episode 14 on December 21, 1957.
This edition of The Case of the Baited Hook is part of the Otto Penzler American Mystery Classics series (2018-ongoing). There is a related Goodreads Listopia here with 55 books listed as of early January 2024. There are currently 68 titles listed at the Mysterious Press online bookshop. The official website for the series at Penzler Publishers seems to show only the most recent and upcoming titles. (