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The Case of the Velvet Claws di Erle Stanley…
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The Case of the Velvet Claws (originale 1933; edizione 1985)

di Erle Stanley Gardner (Autore)

Serie: Perry Mason Novels (Book 1)

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Criminal lawyer and bestselling mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote nearly 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Now, the American Bar Association is bringing back his most famous and enduring novels--featuring criminal defense lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason--in striking trade paperback editions.Married Eva Griffin has been caught with a prominent congressman, and is ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid hush money to protect the politician. But first Perry Mason tracks down the publisher of the blackmailing tabloid and discovers a shocking secret, which eventually leads to Mason being accused of murder.This is the first Perry Mason mystery and our introduction to secretary Della Street, detective Paul Drake, and the great lawyer himself.… (altro)
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Titolo:The Case of the Velvet Claws
Autori:Erle Stanley Gardner (Autore)
Info:Fawcett (1985), 224 pages
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Perry Mason e le zampe di velluto di Erle Stanley Gardner (1933)

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Perry Mason & the Treacherous Client
Review of the Della Street Press Kindle eBook (September 17, 2011) of the William Morrow & Company hardcover original (1933)

“People that come to me don’t come to me because they like the looks of my eyes, or the way my office is furnished, or because they’ve known me at a club. They come to me because they need me. They come to me because they want to hire me for what I can do.”
She looked up at him then. “Just what is it that you do, Mr. Mason?” she asked.
He snapped out two words at her. “I fight!”
She nodded vigorously. “That’s exactly what I want you to do for me.”


I recently enjoyed The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason #16, 1940) from a Kindle Deal of the Day and realized that I had never previously read the classic lawyer-detective series. I now went back to the very first book to see how the origin story was told. It turned out that The Case of the Velvet Claws wasn't an origin story at all as Perry Mason is already running a law practice with Della Street as his secretary and the Paul Drake Detective Agency as his go-to investigators.

Mason takes on the case of Eva Griffin which begins as an effort to avoid blackmail from a scandal sheet. Della Street takes an immediate dislike to the client and warns Mason off, but Mason perseveres regardless. Street's instinct proves correct as when a murder occurs further into the story, Griffin threatens to report that Mason himself may have been the killer. Despite the treachery of the client, Mason still works to solve the case and save her from a murder accusation and conviction.

On the Berengaria Ease of Solving Scale® this was a fairly easy solve, a 2 out of 10, as the most likely culprit proves to be the villain in the end. That was after all the confusion of the client's apparent involvement had been explained away by Mason.

I'll probably still pick up a few further Perry Masons when I'm looking for a read in a light hard-boiled vein. Gardner is definitely reliable for that. None of the writing approaches the poetic metaphors of Raymond Chandler though, so it isn't quite top drawer.

See dust cover at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/The_Case_of_the_Velvet_Claws.jpg
The spine and front cover of the original 1933 William Morrow & Company hardcover. Image sourced from Wikipedia by Facsimile Dustjackets LLC — William Morrow & Co. first edition, Fair use, Link.

Soundtrack
The Opening and Closing Themes for the original Perry Mason TV series were composed by Fred Steiner and you can hear them at this YouTube clip. The composition was actually called Park Avenue Beat and you can read about it further at Wikipedia.

Trivia and Links
Make a note about the website of Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC in case you ever have an older plain volume in your home library which you'd like to display on your shelves with the equivalent of its original dust jacket. I've used them in the past so can definitely recommend the high quality of their work. The price is relatively high considering it is only the dust cover and not the book itself, but in the case of a well-loved older volume you likely won't begrudge the price.

The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted as a movie in 1936 which starred Warren William in his 4th and final appearance as the lawyer/detective. The major change from the novel is that Perry Mason is married to his secretary Della Street. You can see a trailer for the film on YouTube here.

The Case of the Velvet Claws was adapted for television in the original Perry Mason TV series (1957-1966) which starred Raymond Burr as the lawyer/detective. The adaptation was broadcast as Season 6 Episode 22 in 1963. ( )
  alanteder | Jan 14, 2024 |
I decided to read this book because of the new series. I am glad I did but I probably won’t read anymore. Perry Mason is a dick. I mean a really big one. It clashes so greatly from my memories of the tv series I couldn’t get past it. More like 2.5 stars for me. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
4,0 ( )
  lulusantiago | Mar 11, 2023 |
For Book 1, it was still not bad. When listening, I assumed it was an earlier novel, with the typical characters and settings undeveloped. So ESG's developing works are quite evident. A good read with a tough client for Mason. ( )
  yamanoor | Sep 12, 2021 |
With the renewed interest in Perry Mason due to the reimagined current TV series and my childhood interest in the Raymond Burr TV show which aired from 1957 through 1966, which I gather is very different than its current counterpart, I decided I needed to go back to its origin, the first Perry Mason book by Erle Stanley Gardner, published in 1933. I've been hesitant to watch the new series because of my steadfast love of the old. However, both seem to have their roots in the books. The new series takes place in 1933 similar to the book while the old TV show has Burr as a lawyer, not a private investigator. Hopefully the new and the old can live side by side.

Anyway, onto the book. An expensively dressed woman walks into Perry Mason's office and Della Street, his secretary and not so secret admirer, warns him she's trouble. It seems that married Eva Griffith was out on the town with up for election politician Harrison Burke and a murder occurred at the nightclub they were at. It would be political suicide if this liaison was made public and Eva is afraid that the scandal rag Spicy Bits is going to find out and publish the information. Eva wants Mason to convince them it is not in their best interest to do so.

Always up for a challenge and a big fee, Mason takes the case, against the advice of Della. But as you suspect, Eva is not who she says she is and furthermore it turns out that her husband is the hidden owner of Spicy Bits. When he turns up dead, Eva is a prime suspect.

We all know that Perry will come up with the truth, using whatever devious means he can. The Case of the Velvet Claws is classic Perry Mason and classic 1930s noir. It is not as dark as Hammett or Chandler or some of the other great Black Mask pulp fiction mystery writers (it's almost like a cozy mystery compared with them) put the action and the language put it in the same genre. It was a treat to see Perry, Della and private investigator Paul Drake in action. I haven't read a Perry Mason in a while.

I highly recommend it. ( )
  EdGoldberg | Sep 29, 2020 |
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Cendese, AlexanderNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Godoy, ZoeTraduttoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato

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Criminal lawyer and bestselling mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote nearly 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Now, the American Bar Association is bringing back his most famous and enduring novels--featuring criminal defense lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason--in striking trade paperback editions.Married Eva Griffin has been caught with a prominent congressman, and is ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid hush money to protect the politician. But first Perry Mason tracks down the publisher of the blackmailing tabloid and discovers a shocking secret, which eventually leads to Mason being accused of murder.This is the first Perry Mason mystery and our introduction to secretary Della Street, detective Paul Drake, and the great lawyer himself.

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