The Case of the Caretaker's Cat [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Erle Stanley Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1942

A CAT AND A WILL A RICH OLD MAN DIES. HIS WILL SPECIFIES THAT HIS HEIRS ARE TO RETAIN HIS FAITHFULL CARETAKER. THE CARETAKER COMES TO PERRY MASON'S OFFICE SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND ASKS THE LAWYER TO REPRESENT HIS CAT. A LAWYER DEFENDING A CAT! BUT WHEN THE HEIR'S BARGE INTO MASON'S OFFICE SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH A SHYSTER LAWYER, PERRY MASON KNOWS THAT MORE IS INVOLVED THAN THE CAT. TWO MURDERS FOLLOW SOON AFTER AND THE LAWYER FINDS HIMSELF IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. WHY DOES HE TAKE DELLA STREET, HIS PRETTY SECRETARY, ON A SPURRIOUS HONEYMOON? WHO IS WATSON CLAMMERT? THE ANSWERS TO THESE CLUES MIGHT HELP YOU TO A SOLUTION. PERRY MASON HAS A REPUTATION FOR NOT ONLY PROVING HIS CLIENT'S INNOCENCE, BUT THAT OF TURNING UP THE GUILTY PARTY. START THOSE MENTAL WHEELS TURNING - AND SEE IF YOU CAN'T SEE IF YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PUZZLE OF A CAT, TWO MURDERS, A SHYSTER LAWYER, VILLAINOUS HEIRS, AND THE LOVELY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO SHOULD HAVE INHERITED THE MONEY!

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Book Paperback #138, 1942,; 1St Edition edition (1942)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000H9RFPW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,855,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Perry Mason's Life!, June 18, 2001

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APRICOT "ryoko" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (A Perry Mason Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

Very well plotted mystery entangled with discord among heirs, missing property, suspicious death of the millionaire, two murders and the caretaker's cat. Mason often uses unconventional tricks to make a cat's-paw of authorities, and the trick he uses in this book is extremely superb.

Della and Drake try to stop Mason from skating on thin ice. Mason retorts "What a hell can a man lose? He only has a lease on life. All that really counts is a man's ability to live, to get the most out of it as he goes through it, and he gets the most kick out of it by playing a no-limit game." Anyway, Perry Mason gets a lot out of life; he lives a full life and he really enjoys it. How I envy him!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Perry Mason. Surprise conclusion., March 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (A Perry Mason Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

Once again, the lawyer-detective solves the mystery. This is a classic with a slightly unusual ending for a Perry Mason novel. I cannot say more without ruining the mystery.

David Stern

4.0 out of 5 stars PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, December 7, 2009

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James B. Johnson (HUDSON, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (Hardcover)

This is the first Perry Mason novel I ever read; I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it. The writing is dated, but overall the book is a solid 4. Its easy reading plus clever, and sophisticated at the end.