I really enjoyed this somewhat dated Perry Mason mystery. I've only read a couple of others in the series but have for the most part enjoyed them. In this one a woman named Ellen Adair approaches Mason because she wants to find out what her rights are regarding privacy. A hometown newspaper is publishing a piece on her because twenty years earlier she had won a beauty contest and had supposedly gone to Hollywood for a screen test. But Ellen doesn't want anything about her to be made public. After going to Hollywood, she disappeared from the public eye and she wants it to remain that way. But is that all there is to the story? Well no. Turns out she had dated a prominent young man who inherited a large company. The man went to Europe after Ellen supposedly became pregnant by him. And now her illegitimate son stands to inherit millions. But did she really have the baby? Or is she involved in a scam to try to get the money? And then someone from her past is murdered and Ellen is the prime suspect...
I thought this was a fun and enjoyable escapade involving the Perry Mason I remember from the old TV series starring Raymond Burr. Della Street and Paul Drake are both there along with Lt. Tragg for the prosecution. This one was published in 1967--before cell phones, microwave ovens, and even air conditioning in some cases. Overall, very nostalgic! I have a few other Mason mysteries on my shelves that I really should try to read sometime soon.
I thought this was a fun and enjoyable escapade involving the Perry Mason I remember from the old TV series starring Raymond Burr. Della Street and Paul Drake are both there along with Lt. Tragg for the prosecution. This one was published in 1967--before cell phones, microwave ovens, and even air conditioning in some cases. Overall, very nostalgic! I have a few other Mason mysteries on my shelves that I really should try to read sometime soon.
This is another interesting case to be solved by Perry Mason. In this one, a beautiful woman with a queenly and stately air consults him to help keep her whereabouts hidden. The woman refuses to give Perry much information but Perry helps her. In the meantime, he discovers that she was once in love with a man whose father owned the largest company in her city. She became pregnant and the son is sent abroad in hopes that the romance with be thwarted. It is and she disappears, taking another name and never returning to her hometown or keeping in touch with her parents. Of course, there is a murder of which the young woman is subsequently accused of committing. It's up to Perry to discover the truth. Did she commit the murder? Did her son commit the murder? If neither did, who is responsible?
