Erle Stanley Gardner (Author of The Case of the Velvet Claws)

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Erle Stanley Gardner

Born

in Malden, Massachusetts, The United States

July 17, 1889

Died

March 11, 1970

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Erle 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 mos ...more

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	The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 5,369 ratings — published 1933 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Howling Dog (Perry Mason, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 2,870 ratings — published 1934 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Sulky Girl (Perry Mason, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 2,863 ratings — published 1933 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Curious Bride (Perry Mason, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 2,554 ratings — published 1934 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (Perry Mason, #6) 4.01 avg rating — 2,328 ratings — published 1935 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (Perry Mason, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 1,962 ratings — published 1935 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Lonely Heiress (Perry Mason, #31) 3.91 avg rating — 1,872 ratings — published 1948 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Lucky Legs (Perry Mason, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 1,841 ratings — published 1934 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason, #16) 4.04 avg rating — 1,645 ratings — published 1940 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (Perry Mason, #9) 3.86 avg rating — 1,702 ratings — published 1936 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner, The Case Of The Careless Cupid

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“It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner

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“Now listen, Lam," he said, "you鈥檙e a nice egg but you鈥檝e got yourself poured into the wrong pan.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner, Top of the Heap

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