The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (Perry Mason) Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1961

The DA always makes it easy on Perry. Post mortem lividity and rigor mortis point away from the defendant, but there they go again. The interesting part of this book is Perry putting it together to clear the defendant and actually solve the murder. Best part was Perry grilling the medical examiner on the stand.

The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister is the forty-second book in Gardner's eight-five book Perry Mason series, the ultimate set of legal thrillers featuring America's most famous lawyer. The greatest mystery will always be when Gardner found the time to write all these novels while practicing law full time. Anyway, a number of these books are being reissued in conjunction with the new HBO series.Like many of his other books, Green-Eyed Sister begins with a high society client concerned about something, but quickly devolved into a far more serious matter. It's a thinking person's thriller where a web of entanglements has Mason deeply entwined in his client's affairs. Of course, it all concludes with courtroom drama and the excellent cross-examination Mason is so well known for and which few can even aspire to.In some ways, the series is quaint, but in other ways, timeless. And, always enjoyable.

This case starts out with an assignment for Perry Mason to outsmart a blackmailer. The scam is so complicated that I was bored by it, though there are some interesting technicalities about tape recordings.But when the blackmailer is murdered, and Mason’s clients become suspects, it gets pretty interesting. The court scenes are terrific. The case becomes saturated with forensic revelations.As usual Mason’s unflappable aura in court is a lot of fun, and his calmly tricky cross-examinations are riveting. The glamorous green-eyed sister, a master manipulator, gives Mason a lot of trouble, but I got to admire her.The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister appeared in 1953.

Sylvia Atwood comes to Perry Mason with tough predicament. Her father is on his deathbed and is being blackmailed over a money he used many years ago to purchase property. A private detective with a slimy reputation is trying to represent Atwood's family in the transfer of funds to purchase an audio tape that is the center of the blackmail. Fortunately Atwood gets Mason involved, but the blackmailer is murdered, the elder Bain (Atwood's father) dies naturally, and the sleazy PI is setting traps for Perry Mason and his clients. Perry's theatrical mind is forced overtime to get his client, and himself, out of this one.

What can I say, I love Perry Mason! Mr. Gardner wrote well developed characters, good plots, and some fun dialog. If you are a fan of the series starring Raymond Burr, you'll find some differences between the book and the program, but I think you'll enjoy them as much as I did.

The difference between seeking to prove "I am right" and seeking to find the truth. And the inexorable revelation that seeking to convict and seeking to exonerate necessarily result in two different sets of evidence.

I like the way that the suspicion was passed from suspect to suspect. At the end, when the person whodunit was figured out, I thought to myself, whoda thunk it? But I was disappointed that the book ended without the perp being brought to justice. But maybe it was purposefully done that way to leave that part to our imaginations.

While I am a big fan of Perry mason the tv show, the book, as so often happens is better. The suspends is better, the dialogue has more humor and humanity. Would recommend for pm fams

A really good outing for Perry and Della in this 1953 tale of a wealthy family trying to defend its reputation and cash from the onslaught of a devious blackmailer.It was fun to read and the plot was a bit tricksier than usual although adhering to the well-established formula.Highly recommended, a most enjoyable read.

I have always enjoyed the Perry Mason novels but did not find this one as quite enthralling as others I have read. A good read though

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And to think that as a youngster I was fascinated by Perry Masonbooks and by Erle Stanley Gardiner.Books for semiliterate and gullible readers. Good for schoolboys.In those goof old halcyon days I would have given it 4 stars.It's not only the book but also the reader!

A typical Perry Mason “who done it” A fun, fast read with lots of twists and turns and red herrings and a relatively satisfying conclusion. See if you can solve it from the myriad of clues scattered throughout!😀