The Case Of The Deadly Toy
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears, chipped along spine and folds. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear.
When a young boy is found with a loaded pistol — a deadly toy in the hands of innocence — Perry Mason is pulled into a case that is anything but child's play. Set in the bustling world of mid-century American law and crime, Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Deadly Toy presents the razor-sharp defence attorney at his most tenacious, navigating a labyrinth of deception, false accusations, and hidden motives to uncover a truth that no one in the courtroom is prepared to face. Gardner, the undisputed master of the legal thriller, constructs his narrative with the precision of a closing argument — each chapter a calculated move, each witness a potential ambush. The Perry Mason series stands as a towering achievement in American crime fiction, blending procedural authenticity with propulsive storytelling that keeps readers one step behind the truth until the very last page. The Case of the Deadly Toy is a reminder that in Gardner's courtroom, nothing is ever what it seems — and the most dangerous weapon of all may be the one nobody thought to look for.
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, The Thriller Book Club
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears, chipped along spine and folds. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear.
When a young boy is found with a loaded pistol — a deadly toy in the hands of innocence — Perry Mason is pulled into a case that is anything but child's play. Set in the bustling world of mid-century American law and crime, Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Deadly Toy presents the razor-sharp defence attorney at his most tenacious, navigating a labyrinth of deception, false accusations, and hidden motives to uncover a truth that no one in the courtroom is prepared to face. Gardner, the undisputed master of the legal thriller, constructs his narrative with the precision of a closing argument — each chapter a calculated move, each witness a potential ambush. The Perry Mason series stands as a towering achievement in American crime fiction, blending procedural authenticity with propulsive storytelling that keeps readers one step behind the truth until the very last page. The Case of the Deadly Toy is a reminder that in Gardner's courtroom, nothing is ever what it seems — and the most dangerous weapon of all may be the one nobody thought to look for.