The Case Of The Worried Waitress
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. Page Condition: Good. Markings: name stamp on fep. Usual shelf-wear.
When a frightened waitress walks into Perry Mason's office, she brings with her a tangled web of secrets, suspicion, and murder that will push the legendary defense attorney to his limits. Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Worried Waitress is a masterclass in courtroom drama and detective fiction, placing its unlikely protagonist at the centre of a high-stakes mystery where nothing — and no one — is quite what they seem. Gardner's prose is brisk and purposeful, driven by sharp dialogue and a plot that twists with the precision of a well-oiled legal argument. As one of the 82 Perry Mason novels, this entry upholds the series' hallmark blend of procedural rigour and irresistible suspense, reminding readers why Mason remains one of fiction's most enduring legal minds. The real question is not whether Mason will win — but how, and at what cost, will the truth finally be laid bare.
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, The Thriller Book Club
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: name stamp on fep. Usual shelf-wear.
When a frightened waitress walks into Perry Mason's office, she brings with her a tangled web of secrets, suspicion, and murder that will push the legendary defense attorney to his limits. Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Worried Waitress is a masterclass in courtroom drama and detective fiction, placing its unlikely protagonist at the centre of a high-stakes mystery where nothing — and no one — is quite what they seem. Gardner's prose is brisk and purposeful, driven by sharp dialogue and a plot that twists with the precision of a well-oiled legal argument. As one of the 82 Perry Mason novels, this entry upholds the series' hallmark blend of procedural rigour and irresistible suspense, reminding readers why Mason remains one of fiction's most enduring legal minds. The real question is not whether Mason will win — but how, and at what cost, will the truth finally be laid bare.