Every once in awhile I pick up a vintage mystery to read. I love those written by Erle Stanley Gardner. This particular novel features the intrepid Perry Mason who is to defend a spoiled, beautiful young woman who is due to inherit a fortune when her uncle deems it should be so. She acknowleges that she is labeled as "wild". Her firey temper gets her into trouble time and time again no more so than when her uncle is murdered. Of course, this volatile young woman is a prime suspect. She hires Mason to help her obtain the fortune and defend her if necessary. There are interesting twists and turns in this mystery with Mason playing a different courtroom role than he has in other novels I've read. I truly enjoyed the tactics he uses and how he uncovers who did the murder. Well done.

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