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Angel Fiction

The Case of the Crooked Candle

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  • 1940 first published
  • 220 pages
  • ★ 3.4 (5 ratings)
  • 19 editions
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Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Crooked Candle (1940) is an angel fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in United States. Characters include Perry Mason. Key subjects include Perry Mason, lawyers, crime and California.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 54 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 220 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Case of the Crooked Candle

"Mr. Mason, I'm going to confide in you." Daphne Milfield paused, and seemed to brace herself. The ringing of the telephone froze the words on her lips. "Perhaps that's your husband now," Perry Mason suggested. She picked up the receiver. "Why no, I don't know a Mr. Tragg... Lieutenant Tragg? No, I don't... He does?... He is?..." "The nerve of that man!" she exclaimed, dropping the receiver back in place. "He's on his way up here." "Lieutenant Tragg is from headquarters -- homicide," Mason said. "Who do you know that's been murdered?" "Good heavens! No one, except perhaps my ..." "Go on." "No! No! No one." "Were you about to say 'my husband'?"
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

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

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Crooked Candle?

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

What genre is The Case of the Crooked Candle?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Crooked Candle?

The median edition has 220 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Crooked Candle?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Last Tycoon, The Long Goodbye and Secrets.

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