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The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • 1933 first published
  • 288 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 30 editions

The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 angel fiction novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Key subjects include Perry Mason, California, lawyers and Legal.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 88 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 30 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Case of the Velvet Claws

The first Perry Mason mystery.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Quick answers

Who wrote The Case of the Velvet Claws?

The Case of the Velvet Claws was written by Erle Stanley Gardner and first published in 1933.

What genre is The Case of the Velvet Claws?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Case of the Velvet Claws?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Case of the Velvet Claws?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Long Goodbye, The Big Sleep and The Chill.

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