The Case of the Substitute Face

Erle Stanley Gardner

Book 12 of Perry Mason

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: Jan 2, 1965

Description:

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAYWhen Perry Mason meets Mrs. Carl Newberry on a vacation cruise, she is a woman desperately interested in saving face. For she and her husband are newcomers to the ranks of the rich--and they're sparing no expense at helping their daughter, Belle, make a successful splash in the right social circles. But Mrs. Newberry suspects that her husband embezzled their new-gotten gain--and she turns to Mason for legal advice.When Mr. Newberry dies suddenly and his wife is left holding his hefty money belt, Perry wonders if his grieving client is really a black widow. . . . THE ORIGINAL COURTROOM NOVELS