Perry Mason - Della Street and Paul Drake were looking across the restaurant at the girl in the skin fitting dress who was sitting with Harrington Faulkner. Abruptly Faulkner arose and marched over to Mason's table. Mr. Mason he said crisply the cas i was trying to consult you about is not only about a goldfish. It also concernes a crooked partner, a secret formula and a golddigger. Mason looked intently at the girl faulkner had left. Who is she? She's a golddigger. I'd give a thousand dollars to the man who would take her off my hands. Much later in the case, when Sally Madison was in jai, charged with murder, Perry Mason knew that Faulkner had been a tightwad. Read more
W**S
A Fish Tail (Tale)
Before I start the review, if you are preparing to read the book, be aware that there are a lot of mistakes made transcribing this from print to kindle. In some sentences Paul (Drake) appears as Paid. Double "l" and "il" are transcribed as "d" (ex: all is ad, mail is mad, call is cad, tail is tad, etc.). Now, in this story Perry is asked to represent a wealthy goldfish fancier, Harrington Faulkner, who has attempted to raise a rare form of the fish and is trying to purchase a cure for a fish disease that is threatening his specimens. On top of that he keeps the fish at his place of business and his business partner is attempting to make these valuable fish part of the assets of the business. Mason wants no part of this situation and turns him down flat. Then Faulkner is murdered and young Sally Madison, who was with Faulkner when Perry met him, is accused of the murder. Then Perry basically volunteers to represent her, but can he trust her? Her lies have backed her into a corner and even Perry can't be sure when she is honest and when she is not.
A**D
Nice surprise
I stated elsewhere that I had read nearly all of the Perry Mason stories. I started reading this recently, and realized that I had never read this story before, so it was very enjoyable to have a "new" (to me) story.It's a pretty standard Perry Mason story; thoroughly enjoyable if you like the other stories.What stands out about this is the character reversal in the story - at the beginning, Perry Mason makes some assumptions about the characters that are later found to be utterly wrong. Usually, Perry Mason is a pretty shrewd judge of character.
T**E
Love Perry Mason Golddigger' s purse.
I. Fully enjoyed reading this Perry Mason book. There were so many twists and turns, you thought that you knew who the killer was. Then as you neared the end of the book you find out that you were completely wrong. You had the wrong person or persons. If you love a great mystery, this an outstanding book.
L**L
Forensic Medicine
I like that it gave me a better understanding of the field of legal medicine.
J**D
Five Stars
We love the Perry Mason books -
A**R
Disappointed.
I am a great fan of Perry Mason books and have read them all, but this is not one of ESG's best.Must have been hard up for a story idea when he wrote it.
I**V
Goldfish is as good as anything else of value
Not bad - three love triangles (four if to include Perry and Della) - but too many typos: mad (mail) cad (call) etc
L**O
Good one
This is one that hasn't been broadcast yet by the stations that carry the series if an episode was made from it. Perry Mason had his hands full figuring this one out. But it was a pretty good read.
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