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The Case of the Baited Hook

  • 1940 first published
  • 285 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 20 editions

The Case of the Baited Hook is a 1940 angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Readers will find themes of Perry Mason, Legal, lawyers and California.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 21 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.

It runs to roughly 285 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Trials, Murder
  • Perry Mason
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Mason, perry
  • Mystery & detective
  • Legal
  • Lawyers
  • California
  • Los angeles, Calif.

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Baited Hook?

The Case of the Baited Hook was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1940.

What genre is The Case of the Baited Hook?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Baited Hook?

The median edition has 285 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Baited Hook?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch).

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