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The Case of the Empty Tin

Published
Jan 1941
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Law Enforcement Law Enforcement
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250

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A spanking-new tin can, secretly placed among the rows of Mrs. Florence Gentrie's preserves, contains not a speck of food -- but it does carry one very damning clue to a murder that took place right next door. Such an unsavory discovery in such an unlikely place can't help but pique the curiosity of a dedicated mystery hunter like Perry Mason.

But the real mystery about this murder is who -- and where -- is the victim? Upstairs neighbor Elston A. Karr heard the telltale sounds of foul play, but his foul temperament (and his own dark secrets) make him most uncooperative. It takes a second murder to clear up the mystery of the missing body -- and to make Perry Mason the next prime candidate to disappear....

The Original Courtroom Novels

Criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Today, the great Gardner tradition continues with many of his classics back in print, as well as brand-new additions to the ever-popular series starring the incomparable Perry Mason.

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🟡 Mostly Standalone

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Sep 1985 Ballantine ISBN 0345331982
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Dec 1996 Ballantine ISBN 0345907981
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Jun 1967 Amereon Ltd ISBN 0884114198
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Mar 2014 Della Street Press ISBN B00IS885V2
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Dec 1989 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN 0708902448
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