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Perry Mason #68
Case of the Ice Cold Hands
Supposed You had Embezzeld Some Money -
and bet it on the nose on a long shot, at fifty to one. And the horse came in first. With your winnings you could easily replace the money you had embezzled and still have a big profit. But when you went to cash in your winning tickets, your employer was there with a cop to arrest you for embezzlement - and to take over your winnings. According to him, the money had always been his and the fact that you had made a lucky bet and intended to replace the money you had "borrowed" wouldn't stop you from going to jail or him from collecting the profits. Would that be cause for murder?
and bet it on the nose on a long shot, at fifty to one. And the horse came in first. With your winnings you could easily replace the money you had embezzled and still have a big profit. But when you went to cash in your winning tickets, your employer was there with a cop to arrest you for embezzlement - and to take over your winnings. According to him, the money had always been his and the fact that you had made a lucky bet and intended to replace the money you had "borrowed" wouldn't stop you from going to jail or him from collecting the profits. Would that be cause for murder?
174 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1962
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About the author
Erle Stanley Gardner
1,350 books815 followersErle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the pseudonyms A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr.
Innovative and restless in his nature, he was bored by the routine of legal practice, the only part of which he enjoyed was trial work and the development of trial strategy. In his spare time, he began to write for pulp magazines, which also fostered the early careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. He created many different series characters for the pulps, including the ingenious Lester Leith, a "gentleman thief" in the tradition of Raffles, and Ken Corning, a crusading lawyer who was the archetype of his most successful creation, the fictional lawyer and crime-solver Perry Mason, about whom he wrote more than eighty novels. With the success of Perry Mason, he gradually reduced his contributions to the pulp magazines, eventually withdrawing from the medium entirely, except for non-fiction articles on travel, Western history, and forensic science.
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Innovative and restless in his nature, he was bored by the routine of legal practice, the only part of which he enjoyed was trial work and the development of trial strategy. In his spare time, he began to write for pulp magazines, which also fostered the early careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. He created many different series characters for the pulps, including the ingenious Lester Leith, a "gentleman thief" in the tradition of Raffles, and Ken Corning, a crusading lawyer who was the archetype of his most successful creation, the fictional lawyer and crime-solver Perry Mason, about whom he wrote more than eighty novels. With the success of Perry Mason, he gradually reduced his contributions to the pulp magazines, eventually withdrawing from the medium entirely, except for non-fiction articles on travel, Western history, and forensic science.
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June 23, 2017
I've been reading Gardner's Perry Mason books for many years. Those who are used to really fine mystery writers (in the literary sense) may find Gardner's writing style a bit dry, and the dialog a bit unrealistic. Nonetheless, I still love the ingenious plots and the general setting: the characters of Perry, Della, Paul, Lt. Tragg, and Hamilton Berger.
On the whole, the ones written by about 1953 are the best. This is one of the last ones, published in 1968. It is indeed dryly written. It is a pretty standard, straight-forward Perry Mason story. There is not much of real interest until the courtroom scenes where some nice surprises occur.
A young woman, Audrey Bicknell, comes into Mason's office in a hurry to tell her story. She placed large bets at a racetrack at very long odds and wants Mason to take the tickets, go to the track, and see if the horse won. The race has since been held, but she says she doesn't know if her horse won. Mason is skeptical but agrees. If the horse did win, Audrey has won a great deal of money, more than fourteen thousand dollars. Is this just pure luck? After all, she bet about five hundred dollars, a great deal of money in those days. Where did she get that?
Mason is sure that she already knows the horse won. Indeed he's right, and when Mason collects the money he is immediately accosted by one Marvin Fremont and an accompaning policeman. Fremont says the money is rightfully his because the bet was placed with money embezzled from him by one Rodney Banks. Fremont threatens to arrest Mason as an accomplice!
Of course there is no legal basis for such a bluff, and Mason leaves with the money. He is soon contacted by "Audrey", who turns out to be really Nancy Banks, sister of Rodney. Before long a body is found in Nancy's motel room, and it's "off to the races". Nancy is one of the many clients in the Perry Mason canon who lies a lot -- more than most.
An interesting complication is that the body had been surrounded by boxes of dry ice in an attempt to cool it down, thereby making the time of death appear earlier. Turns out Nancy and her friend Lorraine Lawton often worked at a trout farm that uses dry ice to keep people's catches cold and fresh.
The title: Nancy's hands are ice cold at one point because she was handling boxes of dry ice.
Characters who we meet:
"Audrey Bicknell", who wants Mason to go to the racetrack and get her winnings.
Nancy Banks, real name of Audrey Bicknell.
Rodney Banks, brother of Nancy, works for
Marvin Fremont, a shady businessman.
Bannister Dowling, Fremont's lawyer.
Lorraine Lawton, neighbor of Nancy Banks.
Larsen Halstead, bookkeeper for Marvin Fremont.
Inez Fremont, estranged wife of Marvin.
A couple policemen.
Lt. Tragg. An assistant DA and Hamilton Burger. Unusually prominent use of Burger. Burger is convinced that Mason helped Nancy juggle the evidence and is guilty of obstruction of justice and lots more!
Similarities to other Perry Mason stories: Mason suspected of a crime, action in a motel room, client who lies a lot.
I had no trouble guessing the culprit. The careless murderer is exposed on the witness stand, rather unrealistically. Not recommended.
On the whole, the ones written by about 1953 are the best. This is one of the last ones, published in 1968. It is indeed dryly written. It is a pretty standard, straight-forward Perry Mason story. There is not much of real interest until the courtroom scenes where some nice surprises occur.
A young woman, Audrey Bicknell, comes into Mason's office in a hurry to tell her story. She placed large bets at a racetrack at very long odds and wants Mason to take the tickets, go to the track, and see if the horse won. The race has since been held, but she says she doesn't know if her horse won. Mason is skeptical but agrees. If the horse did win, Audrey has won a great deal of money, more than fourteen thousand dollars. Is this just pure luck? After all, she bet about five hundred dollars, a great deal of money in those days. Where did she get that?
Mason is sure that she already knows the horse won. Indeed he's right, and when Mason collects the money he is immediately accosted by one Marvin Fremont and an accompaning policeman. Fremont says the money is rightfully his because the bet was placed with money embezzled from him by one Rodney Banks. Fremont threatens to arrest Mason as an accomplice!
Of course there is no legal basis for such a bluff, and Mason leaves with the money. He is soon contacted by "Audrey", who turns out to be really Nancy Banks, sister of Rodney. Before long a body is found in Nancy's motel room, and it's "off to the races". Nancy is one of the many clients in the Perry Mason canon who lies a lot -- more than most.
An interesting complication is that the body had been surrounded by boxes of dry ice in an attempt to cool it down, thereby making the time of death appear earlier. Turns out Nancy and her friend Lorraine Lawton often worked at a trout farm that uses dry ice to keep people's catches cold and fresh.
The title: Nancy's hands are ice cold at one point because she was handling boxes of dry ice.
Characters who we meet:
"Audrey Bicknell", who wants Mason to go to the racetrack and get her winnings.
Nancy Banks, real name of Audrey Bicknell.
Rodney Banks, brother of Nancy, works for
Marvin Fremont, a shady businessman.
Bannister Dowling, Fremont's lawyer.
Lorraine Lawton, neighbor of Nancy Banks.
Larsen Halstead, bookkeeper for Marvin Fremont.
Inez Fremont, estranged wife of Marvin.
A couple policemen.
Lt. Tragg. An assistant DA and Hamilton Burger. Unusually prominent use of Burger. Burger is convinced that Mason helped Nancy juggle the evidence and is guilty of obstruction of justice and lots more!
Similarities to other Perry Mason stories: Mason suspected of a crime, action in a motel room, client who lies a lot.
I had no trouble guessing the culprit. The careless murderer is exposed on the witness stand, rather unrealistically. Not recommended.
November 13, 2014
This volume of the law life of Perry Mason moves as fast as most others and then slows, as usual when the story lands in the courtroom. In this story the story really slows int he courtroom as an intricate set of legal moves sets up the conclusion. A bit tough to get through and I think it all could have been written more clearly.
This Gardner story is a bit more plodding in places and repetitious. This is a later Mason book and maybe that has something to do with it.
As usual, the main characters are hardly described at all. The passing characters are well described and very consistent. The setting is also well mapped out literally.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 6 of 10.
This Gardner story is a bit more plodding in places and repetitious. This is a later Mason book and maybe that has something to do with it.
As usual, the main characters are hardly described at all. The passing characters are well described and very consistent. The setting is also well mapped out literally.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 6 of 10.
May 15, 2023
A young woman shows up at Perry Mason's office. She requests his help. All she needs him to do is take some horse race tickets and collect if they are winners. Mason is smart enough to know it's not that simple so he goes prepared. When he shows up at the ticket booth so does someone claiming the money is rightfully theirs. Then so begins a case that will lead to murder.
This is a pleasant read but the story is not as fun as some other Perry Mason books. The characters, besides Mason and Della Street, are also not as charming. The mystery isn't too in depth but it is a quick read. The best part is the fun humor in the courtroom scenes that make it worth reading.
This is a pleasant read but the story is not as fun as some other Perry Mason books. The characters, besides Mason and Della Street, are also not as charming. The mystery isn't too in depth but it is a quick read. The best part is the fun humor in the courtroom scenes that make it worth reading.
October 16, 2010
Definitely my favorite Perry Mason so far. At one point I had to laugh out loud at the legal twist. Pretty fun.
May 15, 2024
Perry Mason has become a comfort series for me. I ended up with a stack of them after a library book sale and they are in absolutely no order. I've just been reading them when I hit burnout and typically binge the entire book in one sitting because they're so easy to read.
They are certainly fictional crime investigations and if you want something "realistic", I'd avoid these. But for the classic who-dun-it feel of a murder mystery, Perry Mason is one of my favorites. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands was fun to read and I have no complaints :)
They are certainly fictional crime investigations and if you want something "realistic", I'd avoid these. But for the classic who-dun-it feel of a murder mystery, Perry Mason is one of my favorites. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands was fun to read and I have no complaints :)
December 31, 2024
This is one of the more technical stories, so meh.
Recommended 14+ because it was so dry I was skimming
Recommended 14+ because it was so dry I was skimming
July 31, 2025
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands is a later entry in the Perry Mason series, but Gardner still brings the punch. What really keeps the series appealing is the dynamic between the three main characters, Mason, Della, and their occasionally screwball relationship, with Paul Drake playing the perfect third wheel.
The crime in this one is fairly standard, and the plot follows familiar beats, but an unexpected twist during a rare grand jury appearance makes it all worthwhile.
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Un tome tardif dans la série des Perry Mason, mais Gardner garde toute son énergie. Ce qui rend ces romans si plaisants, c’est surtout le trio principal : Mason, Della et leur relation parfois digne d’une comédie loufoque, avec Paul Drake en parfait faire-valoir.
L’affaire ici est plutôt banale, et l’intrigue suit une mécanique bien connue, mais un rebondissement inattendu lors d’une rare scène devant un grand jury donne à ce volume tout son intérêt.
The crime in this one is fairly standard, and the plot follows familiar beats, but an unexpected twist during a rare grand jury appearance makes it all worthwhile.
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Un tome tardif dans la série des Perry Mason, mais Gardner garde toute son énergie. Ce qui rend ces romans si plaisants, c’est surtout le trio principal : Mason, Della et leur relation parfois digne d’une comédie loufoque, avec Paul Drake en parfait faire-valoir.
L’affaire ici est plutôt banale, et l’intrigue suit une mécanique bien connue, mais un rebondissement inattendu lors d’une rare scène devant un grand jury donne à ce volume tout son intérêt.
May 17, 2018
Keeps you gripped till the very last page! Gardner, very ably and logically, provides the three solutions to the murder in this one. Enjoyed it.
November 30, 2013
So it is obvious that by the mid-60s Mr. Gardner was no longer paying much attention to the novels. They are several pages shorter than their predecessors, and what is lost is the careful set up of the solution. Here, as in the last several novels, there is a carefully paced run-up to the courtroom, and a deus ex machina, this time with virtually no explanation. There is absolutely no way Mason could have figured it out, the murder scene and explanation were as poor as it gets. Without his reputation, this novel would have been rejected. A sad run down of a brilliant career.
June 30, 2013
I really enjoyed the bit of legal trickery employed here. This was a good mystery.
April 16, 2021
Major characters:
Nancy Banks, a.k.a. Audrey Bicknell
Rodney Banks, Nancy's brother, an embezzler
Lorraine Lawton, Nancy's neighbor
Marvin Fremont, Rodney's boss
Larsen E. Halstead, bookkeeper for Marvin Fremont
Perry Mason, attorney
Jarvis Nettle Gilmore, attorney
Locale: Los Angeles area
Synopsis: Rodney Banks has embezzled about $1000 from his employer, Marvin Fremont. Now Rodney needs to replace it before anyone notices - so he goes to the horse races and bets on a long shot horse. His horse wins, and now he has plenty of money ($14000) to pay it back. The problem is that the authorities may be waiting for him at the horse track cashier's window.
Rodney gives the winning tickets to his sister, Nancy Banks, to cash in. She is hesitant to walk out of the racetrack with that much cash, so she goes to see Perry Mason. Using the name of Audrey Bicknell, she hires Mason to go cash in the tickets. Mason goes and gets the cash, and is accosted by Fremont and a policeman, claiming that since the betting money was Fremont's property, the proceeds of its investment (the bet) are his also. Mason disagrees and gives the cash over to Nancy Banks.
Mason gets a frantic call from Nancy Banks, who is now staying in a motel so no one can find her and the cash. Her story is that she was help up and the money taken. Mason enters her motel room and finds Fremont shot to death in the bathroom. The police find evidence of dry ice having been placed around the body to cool it off quickly, to manipulate the apparent time of death.
Review: This is the first time I have come across this scheme of speeding up the cooling off of the body in order to give yourself an alibi; although no mention is made of the heavy fog that would occur from loading the bathroom up with dry ice.
One surprising aspect of this book is the small count of characters. My list above is it. Perry Masons usually have a big cast to suspect, so this was a pleasant surprise not having to keep track of all the peripheral people.
The courtroom scene was quite amusing, especially when Hamilton Burger decides that only he can do it right, and takes over the questioning of a witness. He should have known that the first rule of questioning witnesses is to never ask a question if you do not know how the witness will answer! That comes back to bite him.
An interesting companion story could be titled "The Case of the Ice Cold Feet", in which someone slides into bed to find it already occupied by ... a corpse!
Nancy Banks, a.k.a. Audrey Bicknell
Rodney Banks, Nancy's brother, an embezzler
Lorraine Lawton, Nancy's neighbor
Marvin Fremont, Rodney's boss
Larsen E. Halstead, bookkeeper for Marvin Fremont
Perry Mason, attorney
Jarvis Nettle Gilmore, attorney
Locale: Los Angeles area
Synopsis: Rodney Banks has embezzled about $1000 from his employer, Marvin Fremont. Now Rodney needs to replace it before anyone notices - so he goes to the horse races and bets on a long shot horse. His horse wins, and now he has plenty of money ($14000) to pay it back. The problem is that the authorities may be waiting for him at the horse track cashier's window.
Rodney gives the winning tickets to his sister, Nancy Banks, to cash in. She is hesitant to walk out of the racetrack with that much cash, so she goes to see Perry Mason. Using the name of Audrey Bicknell, she hires Mason to go cash in the tickets. Mason goes and gets the cash, and is accosted by Fremont and a policeman, claiming that since the betting money was Fremont's property, the proceeds of its investment (the bet) are his also. Mason disagrees and gives the cash over to Nancy Banks.
Mason gets a frantic call from Nancy Banks, who is now staying in a motel so no one can find her and the cash. Her story is that she was help up and the money taken. Mason enters her motel room and finds Fremont shot to death in the bathroom. The police find evidence of dry ice having been placed around the body to cool it off quickly, to manipulate the apparent time of death.
Review: This is the first time I have come across this scheme of speeding up the cooling off of the body in order to give yourself an alibi; although no mention is made of the heavy fog that would occur from loading the bathroom up with dry ice.
One surprising aspect of this book is the small count of characters. My list above is it. Perry Masons usually have a big cast to suspect, so this was a pleasant surprise not having to keep track of all the peripheral people.
The courtroom scene was quite amusing, especially when Hamilton Burger decides that only he can do it right, and takes over the questioning of a witness. He should have known that the first rule of questioning witnesses is to never ask a question if you do not know how the witness will answer! That comes back to bite him.
An interesting companion story could be titled "The Case of the Ice Cold Feet", in which someone slides into bed to find it already occupied by ... a corpse!
November 30, 2023
Bir kadın Mason'a başvurur ve çok vakti olmadığını söyler. Elindeki at yarışı biletini verir ve bugün olacak yarışmayı kazanırsa yarın parayı çekip haber vermesini ister. Mason'a garip gelen bu isteği yapıp hızlıca gider. O gün yarışı dinlerler ve gerçekten de kadının 500 dolar yatırdığı Dough Boy adlı at kazanır yarışı. Kadının yaklaşık 15 bin doları olmuştur. Parayı çekmeye giderler ve orada kendileri de oynarlar. İsmi hoşuna giden atlara para yatırırlar. Bu sırada Fremont adında bir adam para çekilirken gelir ve o paranın kendisinin olduğunu söyler. Çünkü çalışanı Rodney Banks zimmete geçirdiği para ile oynamıştır. Mason polisleri ve adamı atlatıp parayı alır ve gider. Kadın Rodney'in kardeşi Nancy Banks'tir ve ilk iş olarak kefaletle kardeşinin çıkarılmasını ister. Kardeşi hilekar biridir. Onu çıkarır. Gece Nancy arar ve acilen gelmesini ister. Otele gidince banyoda Fremont'un cesedini bulur. Nancy'nin elleri buz gibidir. Olay yerine Tragg gelir ve bir kaç parça kuru buz gösterir. Nancy bir şey demez ama daha önce Lorraine gibi arkadaşlarına cinayet saati değiştirmek için kuru buz kullanacağını söylemiş, kuru buz olan bir alabalık çiftliğinde çalışmaktadır. Mason, ifade vermesini engeller ve yollar. Ama Nancy çiftlikte yakalanır. Cinayet silahı da orada bulunur. Halstead Fremont'un aslında çalıntı mal sattığ��nı, gizli bir kasası olduğunu, buradaki not aldığı bazı 100 dolarlık banknotlar olduğunu söyler. Dava zamanı gelir. Hamilton Burger bizzat ilgilenir dava ile. Rodney de kardeşi aleyhine ifade verecektir ama avukatı dokunulmazlık ister. Burada Rodney, Fremont'u öldürdüğünü söyler. Burger yıkılmıştır. Dava elden gitmek üzeredir. Mason ise bir karşı sorgu yapmak ister. Acaba Rodney gerçekten katil midir? Yoksa başka biri mi öldürmüştür? Kuru buz ve 100 dolarlık banknot ne anlama gelmektedir? Mason bu işi çözebilecek midir? Keyifle soluksuz okunan bir roman..
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May 9, 2021
Audrey Bicknell also known as Nancy Banks approaches Perry Mason to cash in her betting tickets which she had won at the horse race track. Her brother, Rodney Banks is accused by his employer, Marvin Fremont, a crooked businessman, of embezzling his money. He is arrested and sent to jail. The bail is set at five thousand dollars. Marvin asks Perry Mason to hand-over all the winnings for they belong to him as the bets have been placed through stealing of his money. On behalf of his client, Perry Mason pays the bail amount from the horse race winnings and Rodney is released from jail. Soon afterwards, Marvin is murdered and his body is discovered in the bathroom of the motel room where Nancy is staying. She is charged with first degree murder. Perry Mason defends her case. The courtroom theatrical between Perry Mason and District Attorney, Hamilton Burger are a standout and a treat to read. Erle Stanley Gardner is certainly one of the best crime thriller writers.
MASTERCLASS NOVEL.
MASTERCLASS NOVEL.
February 24, 2024
This is the second Perry Mason book I've read (out of dozens of Kindle Mason books) that is crammed with errors and I mean on every page. Most of these are things like: In for the words: I am. Or: tH for the word: the. This is not a comfortable read. The previous book I read was worse. At least this one with paragraphs repeating and such obvious mistakes can be gotten through, but why should a reader have to decode errors when the point of reading is to be captured by the story. Instead, it's working to read the novel, doing the job that an editor should have done. I suspect these books are scanned from the originals and no one has bothered to look at the scans. Having said all this, I loved this story. It's complex and introduces a new law into the books which Mason has to figure out how to get around. Very clever. I just wish it wasn't such a distasteful chore to read this. I don't recommend buying this book. There are better titles in this long series that won't annoy.
February 15, 2021
Audrey Bicknell visits Perry Mason’s office to hire Perry to collect her winnings at the track on Dough Boy, a horse who is a long shot to win. She presents her case, leaves the tickets for her bets and leaves without any further information. Perry know there is more to the story, he just isn’t sure how much more.
Turns out there are embezzlement, murder, financial fiddling, and a lot of lies. The tangled web involves a brother, sister, crooked bookkeeping and dry ice.
This time out, Perry seems to skirt the legal limit without going past it. The fact that he kept his client, even when he doubted her explanations, made me shake my head and wonder.
I did enjoy the courtroom skirmishes between Perry and Burger. The judge was good on calling the shots and keeping the sides in line.
The Perry Mason books have long been one of my favourite series.
Turns out there are embezzlement, murder, financial fiddling, and a lot of lies. The tangled web involves a brother, sister, crooked bookkeeping and dry ice.
This time out, Perry seems to skirt the legal limit without going past it. The fact that he kept his client, even when he doubted her explanations, made me shake my head and wonder.
I did enjoy the courtroom skirmishes between Perry and Burger. The judge was good on calling the shots and keeping the sides in line.
The Perry Mason books have long been one of my favourite series.
April 8, 2019
I think this was about the best written Perry Mason of the 1960's. Nancy Banks, alias Audrey Bicknell hires Mason to collect her winnings at the horse racetrack, of course the money turns out to be embezzled but Perry accepts her as a client anyway. Shortly after she gets her money Marvin Fremont turns up dead in Nancy's motel room shower, she is charged with murder and Hamilton Burger, the DA see this as a slam dunk case, but Mason has other ideas.
August 4, 2025
This book which I have is of the 1964 edition.
The ending as usual is sudden and marvelous. however, the story is pretty slow as far as I am concerned and hence I would give it a four star rating instead of a five star which I normally tried to give for a Perry Mason novel.
But then who would want to miss a Perry Mason novel?
I had a lot of free time during my travels today and hence I could finish this book in one day.
The ending as usual is sudden and marvelous. however, the story is pretty slow as far as I am concerned and hence I would give it a four star rating instead of a five star which I normally tried to give for a Perry Mason novel.
But then who would want to miss a Perry Mason novel?
I had a lot of free time during my travels today and hence I could finish this book in one day.
November 9, 2025
In "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands," a woman named Nancy Banks hires Perry Mason to cash winning horse race tickets she received from her brother, who had embezzled money from his employer, Marvin Fremont. Fremont confronts Perry at the track, claiming the winnings are rightfully his, and later is found murdered in a motel room, leading to Nancy's arrest. Mason must defend her and uncover the truth behind the embezzlement and the murder.
October 7, 2017
An entertaining mystery, with a few extra twists in the court room. Horse race betting with stolen and embezzled funds, sexual harassment at a time when women had few options, immunity from prosecution, murder, and Perry Mason's determination to get to the truth. The court room drama in this one was one of the best of the series. These books are a step back in time and well worth the read.
August 1, 2022
It was nice to read an old book. I have heard a lot about Perry Mason books, got a chance to check this one for myself now. After reading the book, I only realize that over time many of the books and movies released later would have incorporated the court scenes in their creations. Maybe these were original during the time of the actual release of the book.
February 25, 2024
Just fair. All the elements of a standard Perry Mason story are there but nothing stands out as especially good or bad. I did figure early on who was most likely the murderer, which also diminished the enjoyment.
This one is very short - feels like Gardner (or writing team) was just cranking them out.
This one is very short - feels like Gardner (or writing team) was just cranking them out.
October 1, 2019
#68 in the Perry Mason series.
Perry takes on a female client who lies to him and doesn’t follow his advice thus ends up on trial for murder. The case involves murder, possible embezzlement, horse racing, an unsavory employer and possible frame ups.
Perry takes on a female client who lies to him and doesn’t follow his advice thus ends up on trial for murder. The case involves murder, possible embezzlement, horse racing, an unsavory employer and possible frame ups.
May 13, 2020
A real blast from the past. Wonderful. A quick read. The courtroom scene(s) whipped right along, not like today's courtroom scenes which tend to plod, with boring narrative such as lawyers detailing the degrees, experience, and general expertise of expert witnesses. Written in 1962.
February 18, 2022
Lying to Perry Mason isn’t the smartest thing a person can do, but so is murder. Perry Mason takes both in stride in steady turn that waits until the last four pages to tie everything up with a bow for the only briefly defeated district attorney.
April 21, 2018
Great mystery, awesome courtroom scenes. I specially like the scene of Rodney Banks' testimony. Hilarious! Best comic turn of event, it even tops all of Lester Leith pulls!
Most recommended!
Most recommended!
August 29, 2020
A good Perry Mason mystery
March 26, 2021
I remember taking a really fantastic photo of my hands holding this book.
December 17, 2021
3,7*
Tựa tiếng Việt: Bàn tay băng giá
Người dịch: Tuấn Anh
NXB Mũi Cà Mau
In 1500 cuốn khổ 13*19, vào 8/1991
Tựa tiếng Việt: Bàn tay băng giá
Người dịch: Tuấn Anh
NXB Mũi Cà Mau
In 1500 cuốn khổ 13*19, vào 8/1991
October 4, 2022
It was okay.
March 4, 2023
Very easy and enjoyable read. Held my interest throughout.
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