The affairs of her husband — financial and otherwise — are what concern Steffanie Malden. The young and stunning bride of a prominent physician killed in a private plane crash, the widow Malden stands to inherit more than just a sizable estate. Unfortunately, she's also the unwilling heir to an IRS investigation. It appears that the deceased was squirreling away a king's ransom in undeclared cash — with the able assistance of his head nurse and secret paramour, Gladys Foss.
Mrs. Malden wants Mason to flush out Miss Foss and recover the AWOL income — without trouble from the taxman. But when she's suddenly charged with engineering her husband's death, the matter turns from the monetary to the murderous. Stuck in the middle, Mason must match wits with both sides of the law, to find out just who got the doctor slaughtered....
The Perry Mason Novels
Criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Today, the great Gardner tradition continues with many of his classics back in print, as well as brand-new additions to the ever-popular series starring the incomparable Perry Mason.
Readers never get tired of mystery fiction's most celebrated lawyer. Originally penned in the 1930s and '40s, the adventures of clever crime buster Perry Mason continue to sell to each new generation of whodunit fans. The young bride of a prominent physician killed in a plane crash wants Mason to investigate the doctor's head nurse, who was involved in his shady dealings--both financial and personal. Previous publisher: Morrow.
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