Cover of The Case of the Grinning Gorilla

The Case of the Grinning Gorilla

  • 1952 first published
  • 224 pages
  • 15 editions

Published in 1952, The Case of the Grinning Gorilla is an angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Key subjects include Perry Mason, Legal, lawyers and California.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 224 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Grinning Gorilla?

The Case of the Grinning Gorilla was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1952.

What genre is The Case of the Grinning Gorilla?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Grinning Gorilla?

The median edition has 224 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Grinning Gorilla?

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

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