The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (A Perry Mason Mystery) - Softcover

Book 35 of 57: Perry Mason Series

Gardner, Erle Stanley

 
9780345378712: The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (A Perry Mason Mystery)

Synopsis

Perry Mason defends a penniless ex-salesman accused of armed robbery, confident that the eyewitness testimony of a nightclub hostess will clear him, but when his star witness goes AWOL, the case takes a deadly turn. Reprint.

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has no hesitation about defending penniless ex-salesman Albert Brogan against a charge of armed robbery. That's because nightclub hostess Inez Kaylor's testimony will guarantee that the accusations against the alleged hold-up mon won't hold up in court. But when the hostess has the bad manners to stand Mason up instead of taking the stand, Perry's defense may not have a leg to stand on.

Failure to find the AWOL witness in forty-eight hours could cost an innocent mon his liberty and his life, when the prosecution serves up a shocking new charge of murder! But the high-tailing hostess has a host of her own secrets, and a cast of shady characters -- from Los Angeles to Las Vegas -- is determined to keep them (and her) hidden. It all adds up to a whirlwind working weekend for Mason: if he cant get the goods -- and the girl -- by Monday morning when the gavel falls, so will the ax...

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9780816150649: The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series)

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ISBN 10:  0816150648 ISBN 13:  9780816150649
Publisher: G K Hall & Co, 1991
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