Saturday, November 21, 2020
The Case of the Haunted Husband
This Perry Mason mystery begins with a young woman, Stephane Claire, hitchhiking from San Francisco to Los Angeles. (This was 1941--people did that back then.) She accepts a ride with a driver who is a little too drunk and a little too amorous. They get into a terrible accident and when Stephane wakes up, she discovers that the gent has vanished without a trace and that she is being accused of causing the accident and the death of one of the other motorists. The story grows more complex as she is also accused of stealing the car, which belongs to a second man, a powerful Hollywood producer. Perry takes on the case, intending to see justice done. There follows a murder or two, a woman looking for her missing husband, and even some cooperation with Lt. Tragg. All in all it makes for some twisted, entertaining waiting room material.
Labels: ErleStanleyGardner, PerryMason, WaitingRoomMaterial
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