Joe Dillard has become the district attorney in Northeast Tennessee and is confronted with the most difficult case of his life. Three young women have been murdered, and Dillard becomes deeply involved in the case with Sheriff Leon Bates. Dillard soon realizes that he is up against an enemy that he has never before encountered; someone so rich and so powerful that the course of justice could easily be altered by money and politics. When the villains...

"Perry Mason wasn't quite sure who his client was. He didn't even know whether she was alive or dead! Equally mystified, Paul Drake couldn't decide whether he was trailing suspects in his usual expert fashion--or leading the killer to the next victim! As for Della Street: she was far from convinced by the desperate telephone voice with the cryptic message: 'I'm sending you an envelope stuffed with money. You've got to help me, Mr.Mason...' " --

Four riveting courtroom thrillers in one volume, by the best selling writer of his time. In The Case of the Gilded Lily, Mason's skill is tested when a wealthy business tycoon, trying to keep his wife's past a secret, makes every mistake in the book. In The Case of the Daring Decoy, desperate efforts to stave off a hostile corporate takeover lead to the murder of a sexy blonde. And the clues just don't add up. In The Case of the Fiery Fingers,...

Perry Mason has to move fast on this one! Amelia Corning arrives in Los Angeles two days ahead of time to check up on her business investments...then disappears! Another woman shows up and identifies herself as Amelia Corning...And she also disappears! Perry has to find the phoney spinster in a hurry. If he doesn't the real one will be murdered...and the D.A. has a trap set for Perry!

Perry Mason has no hesitation about defending penniless ex-salesman Albert Brogan against a charge of armed robbery. That's because nightclub hostess Inez Kaylor's testimony will guarantee that the accusations against the alleged hold-up won't hold up in court. But, when the hostess has the bad manners to stand Mason up instead of taking the stand, Perry's defense may not have a leg to stand on.