"The Case of the Lame Canary" by Erle Stanley Gardner, published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, copyright 1937 by the author. WWII era (1942-1945) with the wartime imprint on the title page, "This book, while produced under wartime conditions... is Complete and Unabridged."

Hard boards [some wear and small damages: see photos]; 5" x 7.1/2"; 281 pages, darkened yellowish paper, a little soiling, very good condition.

A crippled canary becomes the only clue for Perry Mason, his secretary Della Street, and detective Paul Drake as they investigate a divorce case turned murder mystery.

Perry Mason is not really interested in taking a new case - until he sees a canary that seems to have a lame foot. And just because of that he decides to get involved in yet another weird case - not even a murder this time. A car crash in front of a house seems unrelated to the people in the house - although the lady that comes with the canary, Rita Swaine, is. Her sister had married a man she does not love and the sister is worried. When a murdered man is found in the home of shady insurance adjuster Walter Prescott, a simple divorce case turns into a courtroom puzzler, as Perry Mason follows the clues to catch a killer...

Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) was an American lawyer and author. He is best known for the Perry Mason series of detective stories, but he also wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books

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