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Angel Fiction

The Case of the Fabulous Fake

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  • 1969 first published
  • 180 pages
  • 12 editions
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The Case of the Fabulous Fake is a 1969 angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Key subjects include Perry Mason, Legal, lawyers and California.

15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 180 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Case of the Fabulous Fake

Another case of embezzlement and blackmail - it seems that the brother of Perry's client was being blackmailed and may have been an embezzler. However, he was struck by an auto and in a coma. Perry's client is operating in the dark and since she insists on following her instincts rather than legal advice, it puts Perry behind the eight ball trying to defend her. Perry Mason's beautiful new client isn't giving anything away, not even her name, and he suspects that what she does choose to reveal is mostly lies. Certainly the bag full of cash she carries isn't shopping money. All the mystery woman asks is that Mason make himself available for a few days in case she needs him--for what purpose, she remains silent as the grave. In fact, his headstrong client, who identifies herself only as "36-24-36," is headed for disaster--not only into a blackmailer's clutches but into a lethal trap from which not even Perry Mason's brilliant courtroom sorcery may be able to extricate her.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Fabulous Fake?

The Case of the Fabulous Fake was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1969.

What genre is The Case of the Fabulous Fake?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Fabulous Fake?

The median edition has 180 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Fabulous Fake?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Chill, The Brass Verdict and The Big Sleep.

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