The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
Published in 1938, The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe is an angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. It deals with Shoplifting, diamonds, Perry Mason and Legal.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions.
At about 240 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
After a thieving woman is accused of murder, it’s up to Perry Mason to prove her innocent Sleuthing attorney Perry Mason can’t resist a good mystery, so when he sees an older woman being accused of shoplifting during a department store outing with his assistant, Della Street, he doesn’t hesitate to intervene. Armed with an assumption of innocence and the legal acumen to silence her accuser, Mason leaps to the woman’s defense―until her niece appears, acknowledging her aunt’s guilt, and pays for the stolen items. Soon thereafter, Aunt Sarah is accused of stealing a valuable set of diamonds, and her niece, Virginia, enlists Mason’s aid. The man who left the jewels in Sarah’s care insists that she didn’t take them, but when he turns up dead, she’s left with nobody to vouch for her. Nobody, that is, but Perry Mason―expert in the art of defending the innocent.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe?
The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1938.
What genre is The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.
How long is The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe?
The median edition has 240 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch).
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