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    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
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    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    Written by Erle Stanley Gardner

    Narrated by Alexander Cendese

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    Julia Branner insists her marriage was sabotaged by her millionaire father-in-law, who forced her to give up her baby girl for adoption. Now, years later, a young woman appears, claiming to be Julia’s long-lost daughter. But Julia insists the heir-apparent is a fake—and vows to keep the family fortune from falling into the wrong hands.

    Abetted by a bishop with questionable credentials, Julia plans to expose the imposter. But things take a devilish turn when the curious cleric vanishes and Julia’s father-in-law is murdered. Charged with the killing, Julia turns to Perry Mason. But with overwhelming odds against him, Perry may not have a prayer.…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateDec 6, 2016
    ISBN9781531827151
    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
    Author

    Erle Stanley Gardner

    Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was a prolific American author best known for his Perry Mason novels, which sold twenty thousand copies a day in the mid-1950s. There have been six motion pictures based on his work and the hugely popular Perry Mason television series starring Raymond Burr, which aired for nine years.

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    • 5/5
      The plot was typical Gardner. Much easier to figure out the tv show than the novels. The narrator is one of the best I have heard. Few can match his ability to come up with so many voices!
    • 4/5
      Solid, entertaining mystery from relatively early in the run of the Mason novels. The mystery revolves around a crusty (and unsympathetic) millionaire whose grand-daughter may or may not be the real thing. How does the titular stuttering bishop fit into it? There are, of course, courtroom pyrotechnics (though unusually, Gardner telegraphs the point that Mason is going to use -- rare that I actually spot one of them). Also unusual is the fact that not only Mason gets involved in a punchup (breaking the nose of a crooked private eye), but so does Della Street! The ending is slightly rushed, but the pieces do fit together. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      Can a bishop stutter? Both Perry Mason and Della Street have their suspicions when one that does stutter show up and talks to them about an old murder, a very rich man and a girl that may or not be a heiress. Things get just more complicated after that. Years ago a marriage was dissolved after a murder charge was leveled against a woman for what looks like an accident. Two girls claim to be the heiress of a huge estate. And then the man that owns it and that plans to give it to one of them gets killed. And our favorite lawyer is in the middle of the whole thing. Old secrets, detectives that are not bothered to cheat their clients (unlike Drake and his men) and the usual clever thinking by Perry save the day - as usual. But the story makes a lot more tweaks and turns than usual and at the end that is one of my favorite stories so far in the series - everyone seems to be trying to either frame someone else or lie about something (and occasionally kill someone).
    • 3/5
      Another good story. Perry cuts a few corners -- keeps things interesting. I'm interested to know how the character evolves.