The Case of the Drowning Duck Author:Erle Stanley Gardner HERITAGE OF DEATH — John L. Witherspoon was accustomed to having his way. He hired Perry Mason to break up his daughter's love affair. Perry took the job because several things intrigued him. Old court records showed that Adams's father might have been convicted on circumstantial evidence. Soon Perry had smoked out a string of crooked plots, and ... more »run smack into Murder-Up-To-Date.« less