The Case of the FootLoose Doll, Erle Stanley Gardner
The Case of the FootLoose Doll, Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll

Author: Erle Stanley Gardner

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 4 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/18/2017

Synopsis

Engaged to a dynamic young go-getter on his way up the corporate ladder, secretary Mildred Crest was riding high. Until her prince charming embezzled company funds and skipped town, leaving Mildred with nothing but a ring on her finger and egg on her face. Now all she wants is to start life over again and when a fateful drive leads to the death of a lone hitchhiker, Mildred gets that chance. But this is not the sweet escape she thought it would be when the life she’s adopted takes an even darker turn for the worse.… Oh the agony of deceit.…

About 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin on November 05, 2020

Mildred Crest’s fiancé, a nice fellow by all accounts turned out to be an embezzler, leading Mildred to take her car and flee in distress…but with no goal in mind. She picks up a hitchhiker, a similar young woman named Fran Driscoll. An automobile accident leaves Fran dead and provides Mildred with......more

Goodreads review by Kieran on May 25, 2020

Mildred Crest is dumped by her fiancé, who admits he was using her to hide his embezzlement from his firm. The same night, she picks up a young hitchhiker named Fern Driscoll, who causes a road accident that kills her and almost kills Mildred. Deciding to assume Driscoll's identity, Mildred soon fin......more

Goodreads review by Rural Soul on August 29, 2019

It was case no. 55 by Perry Mason as legendary and genius of a character created by Stanley Gardner. It's more like a courtroom thriller. I liked the cross questioning technique of Mason. It reminds of a Urdu pulp lawyer character Mirza Amjad Baig created by Hassam Butt. A refreshing read nevertheless......more

Goodreads review by Alonzo on June 02, 2022

Pity Mildred Crest. On page 1 of the book she gets a call from her fiancée that he just blew his company’s petty cash stash on the ponies and he’s been embezzling for years and so, because he’s gotta flee the cops, the wedding is off. It’s not that losing the guy is so bad, but the scandal and havin......more

Goodreads review by Dr Hanif on July 25, 2020

Classic Perry Mason......more

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