The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Category: Criminal defense lawyers

Crime.... Murder in the first degree! Victim.... Scott Shelby, a man who specialized in high-priced shakedowns and low-minded women. Accused... Marion Shelby, a hot-eyed wife who had plenty of appeal. Motive... Marital infidelity and $50,000. Lawyer for the defense--Perry Mason! Every piece of evidence argued that Marion Shelby murdered her husband. It was just this that made Perry Mason believe her guiltless. Yet, when the trial opened, Mason had not found one solid clue to back his hunch. All he had was a theory that sounded fantastic. And all he was sure of was that he was up against a clever killer who lusted for the bloody excitement of murder!