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4.0 out of 5 stars
Greed, Gold, and Arsenic,
By Acute Observer (N. Jersey Shore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (Paperback)
The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito
Perry Mason was catching up on his mail when he was told of two clients. One looked like a tramp and the other looked like a banker. One had a question on corporate law and the other about an auto accident. Perry said to send in the tramp so he can get justice for his accident. Gertie said it's the tramp who has a question on corporate law! Bowers wants Mason to meet his mining partner Banning Clarke (Chapter 1). Banning wants a pooling agreement to control the mining corporation. We learn about the people (Chapter 2). Banning said his corporation bought mining claims whose value was fraudulently increased. He wants Perry to fight this fraud. Nell Sims, the cook, is a strong woman who garbles proverbs (Chapter 3). That night Jim Bradisson and his mother got sick. They say it was poisoning (Chapter 4)! Iron oxide solution neutralized the arsenic to wash it out. Nurse Velma Starler saw a man in the backyard; when she pointed a flashlight at him he fired two shots at her! Perry and Della are visiting a ranch when a telephone call from Banning summons them (Chapter 5). There is a clever legal trap in electing Banning as a director of the corporation (Chapter 6). Della and Perry are also poisoned (Chapter 7)! Shots are heard outside (Chapter 9). Somebody shot Dr. Kenward (Chapter 10)! Banning was poisoned and went to the hospital. But he died of a gunshot wound! Perry calls Paul Drake so he can act like a prospector who found a lost mine (Chapter 11). Perry snooped and learned about a legal document (Chapters 12, 13). There are depositions in the fraud case (Chapter 15). Della and Perry travel to the desert to meet Bowers, nurse Starler, and Dr. Kenward (Chapter 17). There is news about Bradisson's illness. "Black Light" is used for prospecting. The desert has its charms. Sheriff Gregory arrests Pete Sims because he bought arsenic at a drugstore (Chapter 19). Mrs. Bradisson accuses Perry of taking a document from Banning's room. Perry asks why she and her son took ipecac to simulate arsenic poisoning! Perry admits to taking Banning's will (Chapter 21). Pete Sims explains how he puts it over to a city slicker (Chapter 22). He also tells Perry who he worked with. There is a meeting with the D.A. and Sheriff (Chapter 23). Perry surmises what happened and gets an admission from a guilty witness. The last chapter ties up the loose ends. Erle Stanley Gardner showed his love for life in the desert. The character of an old grizzled prospector showed up in some of his other novels. There are references to war-time rationing, and a few legal facts about wills. Della and Perry were in danger from poisoning, but not the targets. This early "Perry Mason" was more of a private detective than a courtroom wizard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
It is the Case of the DROWSY Mosquito, not Drowing,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (Hardcover)
Why write a long review? Gardner's best mysteries always involve a time element, where Mason gets it right and the DA doesn't. When ESG got busy he dictated, and the time element is absent, the story less interesting
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