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Angel Fiction

The Case of the Runaway Corpse

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  • 1954 first published
  • 274 pages
  • 10 editions
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The Case of the Runaway Corpse is a 1954 angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Readers will find themes of Perry Mason, California, lawyers and Legal.

It has been published in 10 editions across 4 languages.

At about 274 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Perry Mason
  • Trials, Murder
  • Detective and mystery stories, American
  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • California
  • Lawyers
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Mason, perry
  • Legal
  • Mystery & detective
  • Church and state
  • Crime
  • Spanish Patriotic literature
  • Spanish Catechisms
  • Politics and government

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Runaway Corpse?

The Case of the Runaway Corpse was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1954.

What genre is The Case of the Runaway Corpse?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Runaway Corpse?

The median edition has 274 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Runaway Corpse?

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

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