The Case of the Queenly Contestant First Edition Vintage Crime Book Erle Stanley Gardner

Kitty's Notes:

If you love vintage crime fiction and mystery novelists like Agatha Christie - Erle Stanley Gardner is a great next read with his classic crime noir books featuring hardboiled characters such as "Perry Mason" and of course classic femme fatales.

This book, 'The Case of the Queenly Contestant" is Gardner at his best and is a fun escapade full of glamour and the drama of a lawyer's life in the mid century.

Will Perry uncover the truth about the "Queenly Contestant" and her dark past. And is she guilty? Highly recommended for vintage crime fiction fans.

Book Excerpt from "The Case of the Queenly Contestant":

"The client had an extra-ordinary air of assurance about her - one could almost say a queenly air.

There was no doubt that she was in some sort of jam, which had started years ago when she had won a beauty contest. The question was, why was she trhying to hide what had happened since - and who was trying to expose it?

Perry Mason was intrigued, and soon found himself unraveling a past that led straight to a trial for murder.

Erle Stanley Gardner is the world's best-selling mystery writer for reasons this fast-paced story makes abundantly clear."

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hardback
• Collectable
• First Edition
• Classic Crime Novel

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Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 - 1970) wrote "The Case of the Queenly Contestant" one of his highly successful "Perry Mason" mysteries.

Publisher: William Morrow & Co. New York
Date: 1967
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes

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This book is in Excellent vintage condition .

All the pages are sharp and clean with no messy graffiti or inscriptions of any kind it appears unread with the text block still firm and pages pristine.

Black cloth binding under the attractive art deco style dust jacket is in perfect condition.

Spine Intact with titles visible and no apparent wear.

Excellent vintage collectible hardback book.

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SIZE: Height 22 cms x Width 14 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 188

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