Page Contents 

• Perry Mason in The Case Of The Books
• Perry Mason Books - Part 1
• Perry Mason Books - Part 2
• Perry Mason Books on Amazon
• Perry Mason Books on eBay USA
• In Australia?
• Perry Mason eBooks for free download
• Raymond Burr - The Westerns
• Classic Radio Detective Shows Volume 1
• Classic Radio Detective Shows Volume 2
• Perry Mason and The Case of TV Series
• The Season 1 Volume 1 Television episode list
• The Season 1 Volume 2 Television episode list
• The Season 2 Volume 1 Television episode list
• The Season 2 Volume 2 Television episode list
• DVD releases of the Original TV Series
• Season 3 Volume 1
• Perry Mason DVD's on Amazon
• Perry Mason DVD's on eBay UK
• Perry Mason DVD's on eBay USA
• Perry Mason in "The Case of The Movies"
• Perry Mason TV Movies (TelleFilms)
• The Perry Mason Video Game
• Interactive Perry Mason on Ebay
• Your Favorite Perry Mason to share!
• New Google Blog Search
• Links to Sources & Resources
• Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend
• Perry Mason Gifts on CafePress
• Perry Mason Theme Tune & Music Tributes
• Perry Mason Books on Ebay UK

Perry Mason in The Case Of The Books 

All Perry Mason novels had in common that the title always began The Case of the ...

The public perception of Mason is that he abided by, and upheld the law, yet this was not the case in some of the earlier works where some evidence was manipulated. This was not something that was considered popular so in later novels he was always shown to strictly adhere to the law.

Between his creation in 1933 and the death of the author in 1969 there was a new Perry Mason novel published on average almost every 6 months. Indeed there was even material to publish another 5 further novels. The estate of Erle Stanley Gardner even granted permission to Thomas Chastain to write 2 further Perry Mason novels under license in the early in 1989 & 1990

Perry Mason Books - Part 1 

1933 - 1949

• The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933) - A spoiled woman is keen to keep news of her affairs from her powerful husband, even if it costs Perry his freedom when she swears he was on the murder scene.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933) - A bratty heiress wants to keep the news of her marriage a secret from the guardian who controls her purse strings, but when he's murdered, her groom is accused.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934) - A mistake at a murder scene dogs Perry while he tries to represent a woman taken in by a con man.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) - A nervous man hires Perry to have the howling dog next door stopped -- but by all reports, the dog doesn't howl. But in the household, a woman walks out on her husband and vanishes.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) - A woman claiming not to be a bride consults Mason about her 'friend' whose husband, long thought to have died in a plane crash, turns up alive.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Counterfeit Eye(1935) - A man hires Perry to find out who stole a very expensive glass eye and substituted a cheap copy. Then a wealthy man gets murdered by a man whose carbon-paper mask reveals his empty eye socket.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935) - After his employer dies in a fire, a caretaker hires Mason to allow him to keep his cat against the wishes of the men who inherit. When the caretaker is killed, Mason defends the woman accused of his murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936) - When two men change bedrooms at a house-party, everyone thinks that the sleepwalker with the carving knife killed the wrong man.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) - Mason gets a telephone call from a man who identifies himself as Anglican Bishop William Mallory, recently returned from many years in Australia, and tells Mason that he will testify on the behalf of Mason's client, if Mason can find him. But Mason observes that a bishop who's delivered many sermons is unlikely to stutter.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937) - Mason is hired to retrieve a spoiled granddaughter's gambling IOUs by a wealthy cigar-smoking dowager. A murder aboard a gambling ship is beyond the three-mile limit.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Lame Canary (1937) - A snoopy neighbour and a canary whose claws have been cut too short provide the clues to an illicit affair and a murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Substitute Face (1938) - During a dark and stormy night aboard ship, a man goes missing. A portrait photograph is mysteriously changed out of a frame. Mason must solve the mystery to save a life.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938) - Mason defends an elderly woman who claims to have no memory of shooting a man, but he needs to know why she would go shoplifting when she has plenty of money in her purse
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939) - Mason defends a woman (Helen) accused of murdering a businessman. It was notable for the testmony of a parrot who repeated the phrase "Put down the gun Helen. Awk, you've shot me."
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939) - A murder during the California Gold Rush has ramifications that lead to murder in the present day.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Baited Hook (1940) - Mason is given a third of a $10,000 bill to represent a masked woman in the future. It takes him almost until the murder trial to find out which cheating woman is his client.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Silent Partner (1940) - A dynamic young businesswoman is in danger of losing control of her flower shop, and someone sends poisoned bonbons to a nightclub hostess. Mason must reacquire some stock and defend the businesswoman
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941) - A cigarette girl in San Francisco leaves her job and the city abruptly, and hitchhikes to LA, but gets in a car wreck with a would-be Romeo, waking up in the hospital to find herself charged with his death.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Empty Tin (1941) - A snoopy spinster discovers the passing of coded messages sealed into empty tins, but it's someone else who gets killed in the basement
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942) - Perry Mason and Della Street are on a vacation in Palm Springs when a wealthy businessman asks for advice regarding his daughter's boyfriend, a chemist who drowns ducks and becomes a murder suspect.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942) - Mason defends Della Street, who is accused of helping a material witness or possible murder suspect vanish from a crime scene. Key clues in the murder case are the behaviour of a greedy kitten and the impersonation of an elderly crippled woman.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Buried Clock (1943) - A returning war veteran stumbles across a buried clock that's apparently keeping sidereal time. A murder victim is found in a rural area where it seems all the neighbors go out for walks at night.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943) - A wealthy prospector is camping in his own back yard, someone tries to poison Perry and Della, Paul Drake poses as a drunken prospector, and the clue to the murder is the sound of a mosquito flying in lazy circles.
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• The Case of the Crooked Candle (1944) - A key element in a complicated story of a body found on a beached boat is a candle that's standing at a steep angle.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944) - A beautiful blonde gets a fist in the eye from her employer's son, and Mason must defend her when her roommate is murdered.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1945) - Mason is surprised to hear that someone wants to consult him about a sick goldfish, and the case also concerns a crooked partner, a secret formula and a golddigging ingenue accused of murder.
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• The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945) A shady promoter is blocking the sale of a valuable island when he comes up with an oil lease, but when he's murdered on a pleasure cruise, it's his wife who stands trial for murder.
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• The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946) - A young woman is hired to impersonate someone because her measurements and coloring match a very specific list. It's a tricky ploy in a divorce and soon leads to a murder charge against her chaperone.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Crying Swallow (short story) (1947) - Major Claude Winnett, war hero, lives with his wife and mother on a vast sea-side estate. Some jewelry is missing, and his wife has disappeared.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947) - There are two gorgeous fan dancers with the same name, two blood-soaked ostrich fans, a samurai sword and a horse with a very unusual addition to its saddle.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947) - A man tells everyone that his wife has run away with his best friend, who seems to have a strange lack of enthusiasm about the affair. The case leads to murder and a trial that hinges on multiple sets of footprints.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948) - Mason is hired to find the identify of an "heiress" who ran ads in a lonely hearts magazine. Later, he defends the heiress against a murder charge.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948) - A man picks up an innocent young hitchhiker and gets into even more trouble when his partner is found murdered.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Crimson Kiss (short story) (1948) - The corpse has the outline of a beautiful set of lipsticked lips on its forehead, apparently a farewell kiss.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949) - First Mason gets his face slapped by a beautiful burglar in his office building, then a Tijuana wedding trip leads to a murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949) - At the behest of Mason, who is representing a young man hit by a car, Paul Drake places an ad in the paper asking for witnesses to the hit and run. To Mason's astonishment, two different drivers are identified, one by a mysterious letter enclosing a key.
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Perry Mason Books - Part 2 

1950 - present

• The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950) - A young woman swims to Mason's canoe to escape a vicious watchdog, then is accused of jewel theft and murder. But it's the dog who provides the key to the murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950) - When a mysterious woman hires Mason over the telephone, he must defend her in a case that involves an adoption racket and her husband's murder. A woman in an eyepatch is a key witness.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951) - Mason defends a woman twice - once on theft charges, and then on murder charges.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951) - A playboy is murdered in his lakeside cabin and a mother and daughter, who had both been there, start to suspect each other so call on Perry Mason for help.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952) - A waitress in a favourite restaurant of Mason's runs out in the middle of the lunch rush, leaving behind her moth-eaten mink, and is hit by a car. Later, a message in lipstick helps Mason disprove the murder case against her framed boss.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952) - Mason buys the diary of a drowned woman at an auction, and after a murder he finds himself confronted by a hypnotized gorilla.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953) - A hostess at a nightclub seems determined to convince a jury that Mason's client committed armed robbery, so he goes over her story in painstaking detail on the stand.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953) - Mason, hired to protect a family from illegitimate blackmail, ends up defending a woman who the police claim murdered the blackmailer.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Irate Witness (short story) (1953) - How did Mason's client get the stolen money? This may be a short story, but it still has room for a courtroom scene.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954) - When young Steffanie Malden, recently widowed by the death of her husband, the very successful surgeon Summerfield Malden, consults Mason, she wants the $100,000 her husband and nurse hid from his wife and the IRS in a love nest, but changes priorities when the authorities prosecute her for murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954) - Mason defends a woman accused of poisoning her husband -- even though witnesses saw the corpse climb out the motel window.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954) - Mason helps a young defense attorney get an innocent verdict from a woman accused of theft. Later, he defends her in a murder case with a large number of twists.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955) - Mason defends the daughter of a man convicted of armed robbery who first loses her trailer, all her clothes and her diary.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1955) - A scantily-clad woman claims she's got amnesia, and can't remember a thing about the jewel smuggling or the murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955) - Mason is hired by a woman whose husband is having an affair to wreck it, then defends her on a murder charge.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Terrified Typist (1956) - After a temporary typist who enjoys trick photography has left Mason's office in a tearing hurry, he and Della find some diamonds stuck in chewing gum on the bottom of her desk. Her murder trial features an ending unique in the Mason series.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956) - Mason defends a man thought to have killed his blackmailer
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956) - A woman confesses to murder during a therapy session, and her doctor consults Mason as to the legal ramifications. Later Mason defends the woman in court.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Screaming Woman (1957) - Mason defends a woman accused of murdering a doctor running an illegal adoption agency.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957) - Mason defends a man previously convicted of killing a man with an automobile while intoxicated. When the body is found to have been killed with a gun, Mason argues double jeopardy as a plea, but eventually clears his client of all crimes.
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• The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957) - Mason defends a man embroiled in a stock battle who is accused of killing a business rival's secretary. Was the woman in the nightie and the mudpack trying to keep the gun herself, or palm it off?
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• The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958) - Mason defends a woman against charges of two murders - she has already stolen $4,000, stabbed a man with an ice pick and fled a fatal accident but he is convinced she is innocent of murder.
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• The Case of the Long-legged Models (1958) - Mason defends a woman accused of murdering the man who murdered her father, and does so by juggling identical guns until no one knows what's what and involving the car dealer and his newlywed son.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958) - Mason masterfully defends a man accused of murdering a corrupt politician by shoving the blame onto a model. When the model is accused of murder using the evidence Mason uncovered, Perry defends her.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959) - Mason's client is framed for theft and fired because she wouldn't help cheat a casino patron. Then she's accused of murder, and the gun juggling begins.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959) - Gladys Doyle, secretary of underworld moll turned bestselling novelist Mauvis Meade, keeps an appointment in her employer's stead at mountaintop Summit Inn, but gets stuck in the mud on her way back and spends the night with a man who vanishes. A crucial clue is a scarf printed with the three mythical monkeys -- "Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil."
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959) A boy with a toy printing press and a .22 leads Perry Mason to a murder trial where his mother is on trial for the murder of his father, and his wealthy grandfather will do anything to get her convicted.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960) - A woman defends herself from date rape by stealing his car. When her would-be rapist is found dead, Mason defends her on the murder charge and does some spectacular misdirection with the evidence.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960) - Perry's not sure which woman was running away from the murder garage wearing only a nightie and as a retainer he asks for title to all the money found in the garage.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960) - A secretary, convinced her boss is being blackmailed, hire Mason to secure evidence, but when her boss is found murdered, she needs him to defend her on murder charges.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961) - A shoebox full of cash and an elderly mine owner who disappears, wheelchair and all, leave a secretary charged with murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961) - Gwynn Elston, door-to-door saleswoman, finds herself implicated in the murder of her best friend's new husband.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962) - Mason gets involved in a case of slander when an art dealer says a painting by Phellipe Feteet is a fake. When Mason goes to the apartment of the main witness all he finds is a very dead body.
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• The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962) - Mason thinks it's crazy that someone is paying a beautiful girl $100 a week to put on weight, but she might be a missing heir -- or a murderer.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962) - An interesting legal point arises about an embezzler who gambles on the ponies and wins, and an interesting murder trial centres on some trout packed in dry ice.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963) - Mason defends a young woman accused of murdering her aunt's fiance'
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963) - Blackmail leads to murder on a yacht and a cash-filled purse on the bottom of the ocean weighted down with a gun.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963) - Mason is hired to identify a woman based on an appendix scar, as she fears being a look-alike to an heiress might be a setup for her arrest. Mason later defends the heiress on murder charges.
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• The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964) - Mason is hired to protect a man's wife from an unknown blackmailer. However, while Mason's ingenious plan to ruin the blackmailer works, he ends up having to defend the man after he is prosecuted for murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964) - Mason defends a woman twice; once on drug smuggling charges, and once on murder charges.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964) A purse containing thousands of dollars and a twice-fired gun is left in Mason's office, but his potential client has disappeared.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965) - Why would a talented investment advisor embezzle a quarter of a million dollars from his client 'for her own good?' Mason first advises him, then defends him as the case becomes murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965) - When her wealthy uncle disappears, his niece hasn't got a cent, except his cheque for $150,000. Did she poison his Chinese food after she kidnapped him from the asylum?
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966) - A pretty waitress is accused of stealing $100 from her wealthy aunt's hatbox, and a blind pencil-seller earns enough to come to work in a taxicab.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967) - Mason is hired to stop a news story about an old beauty pageant. Later, he ends up defending the former contestant on murder charges.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968) - Mason defends a wealthy widow who is accused of murdering her husband.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969) - Trying to protect her brother, a woman tries to handle the person blackmailing him - only to be implicated in his murder.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Crimson Kiss and Other Stories (posthumous collection of the title Perry Mason story and four stories with other characters) (1970)
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Crying Swallow and Other Stories (posthumous collection of the title Perry Mason story and three stories with other characters) (1971)
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Irate Witness and Other Stories (posthumous collection of the title Perry Mason story and three stories with other characters) (1972)
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Fenced-In Woman (published posthumously) (1972) - Mason becomes involved in the bizarre case of a house split right through the living room with a barbed-wire fence -- and a body in the pool.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The Case of the Postponed Murder (published posthumously) (1973) - A young woman asks Mason to find her sister--but what does she really want? And did the corpse sail the yacht away after he was shot?
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• The following titles were written under license by Thomas Chastain with permission From Erle Stanley Gardeners Estate - "based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner"
• Perry Mason in The Case of Too Many Murders (1989) - A businessman seems to have been in two places at once -- once as a murderer, once as a victim.
  UK Edition : USA Edition
• Perry Mason in The Case of the Burning Bequest (1990) - Mason's client has apparently killed his mother-in-law-to-be in the same room where his fiancée's real mother was killed by the client's father. The case is complicated further by the client's refusal to exonerate himself.
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Perry Mason Books on Amazon 

The Danger Zone and Other Stories (Lost Classics)

by Erle Stanley Gardner, Bill Pronzini

Review - These 11 previously uncollected tales of sneaky sleuths, dashing diplomats, and chivalrous crooks will tickle Gardner's loyal fans. Churning out most of these yarns in the 1930s for pulps such as Dime Detective, Gardner gave his reed-thin characters one defining trait--such as Key-Clew Clark, a criminologist who always zeroed in on one critical clue. Then Gardner set in motion plots only Rube Goldberg (and perhaps Scooby-Doo) could love. Acting on wild-but-accurate hunches, his protagonists expose the guilty through cons so baroque--planting skunks under couches, salting crime scenes with false clues, hiring expert forgers to impersonate plaintiffs--they can be summed up only with the phrase, "It's so crazy, it just might work!" The real revelation here is 1933's "Time for Murder," in which a society swell gets the drop on a safecracker in his den. After the young bachelor orders the criminal to relieve his boredom by taking him on as an apprentice, they end up on the lam with a frightened monkey.

Amazon Price: $19.00 (as of 07/26/2008)
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The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (Perry Mason Mystery)

by Erle Stanley Gardner

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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (Perry Mason Mysteries (Fawcett Books))

by Erle Stanley Gardner

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Top Of The Heap (Hard Case Crime)

by Erle Stanley Gardner

Private eye Donald Lam unravels his own client's alibi for the night a gangster's girlfriend disappeared. Not a Perry Mason book, but a must for fans of the author and those who like Hard-Boiled detective fiction in the style of Mickey Spillane

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
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Raymond Burr - The Westerns 

Before taking on the role of Perry Mason, Raymond Burr starred as Captain Lee Quince of the popular 50's radio Western series Fort Laramie. This show shared many of the same actors, writers, and production staff as Gunsmoke. The program emphasized realism and historical accuracy. Considered one of the greatest radio Westerns, it lasted less than a year, as Burr then took the role of Perry Mason on TV.

Listen to samples of, or Download, an episode of Fort Laramie From May 20, 1956 here!

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Classic Radio Detective Shows Volume 1 

A must for fans of Old Time Radio

The Golden Age of Radio was host to some of the greatest detective shows of all time. Here are 20 of the best! Put on your thinking cap and tag along with these gumshoes and try to crack the case before they do. And while you're at it, you'll also be entertained by the performances of Dick Powell, Jack Webb, Sydney Greenstreet, Jeff Chandler, and more in their title roles!

Audio Length: 9 hours and 21 min.

Volume 1 contains these episodes, all originally broadcast from 1946 - 1949:
Boston Blackie, "The Frances Fielding Murder"
Boston Blackie, "The Winthrope Jewel Robberies"
Boston Blackie, "The Merry-Go-Round Murder"
Boston Blackie, "The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder"
Casey, Crime Photographer, "Loaded Dice"
Casey, Crime Photographer, "Graveyard Gertie"
Casey, Crime Photographer, "Tobacco Pouch"
Casey, Crime Photographer, "Miscarriage of Justice"
Jeff Regan, Investigator, "The Lonesome Lady"
Jeff Regan, Investigator, "Lady with the Golden Hair"
Jeff Regan, Investigator, "The Man Who Liked the Mountains"
Jeff Regan, Investigator, "The Diamond Quartet"
Let George Do It, "The Seven Dead Years"
Let George Do It, "The Flowers That Smelled of Murder"
Let George Do It, "Murder is a Gift"
Let George Do It, "Who is Sylvia"
Michael Shayne Detective, "Case of the Phantom Gun"
Michael Shayne Detective, "Case of the Hate That Killed"
Michael Shayne Detective, "Case of the Green Eyed Blonde"
Michael Shayne Detective, "Case of the Model Murder"

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Classic Radio Detective Shows Volume 2 

A must for fans of Old Time Radio

The Golden Age of Radio was host to some of the greatest detective shows of all time. Here are 20 of the best! Put on your thinking cap and tag along with these gumshoes and try to crack the case before they do. And while you're at it, you'll also be entertained by the performances of Dick Powell, Jack Webb, Sydney Greenstreet, Jeff Chandler, and more in their title roles!

Audio Length: 9 hours and 23 min.

Volume 2 contains these episodes, all originally broadcast from 1944 - 1951:
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, "Case of the Girl Who Flirted"
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, "Nightmare Murder Case"
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, "Silver Dagger Murder Mystery"
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, "Murder and the Missing Car"
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, "Case of the Calculated Risk"
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, "Case of the Phantom Fingers"
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, "Case of the Party for Death"
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, "Case of the Malevolent Medic"
Pat Novak, For Hire, "Johnny Brown Gambling Ring"
Pat Novak, For Hire, "Mysterious Set of Books"
Pat Novak, For Hire, "The Linda Reynolds Case"
Pat Novak, For Hire, "Marcia Halpern Case"
Philo Vance Detective, "Left Handed Murder Case"
Philo Vance Detective, "Catty Corpse Murder Case"
Philo Vance Detective, "Music Box Murder Case"
Philo Vance Detective, "Sterling Murder Case"
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "Tom Waxman Bomb Case"
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "George Waxman Framed"
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "Charles Walsh to Kill Diamond"
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "Butcher Killed"

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Perry Mason and The Case of TV Series 

Over 270 Television episodes were broadcast

The Season 1 Volume 1 Television episode list 

The Case of the Restless Redhead

September 21,1957
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1954 novel

The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece

September 28, 1957
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1936 novel

The Case of the Nervous Accomplice

October 5, 1957
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1955 novel

The Case of the Drowning Duck

October 12, 1957
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1942 novel

The Case of the Sulky Girl

October 19,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1933 novel

The Case of the Silent Partner

October 26,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1940 novel

The Case of the Angry Mourner

November 2,1957
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1951 novel

The Case of the Crimson Kiss

November 9,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on a short story

The Case of the Vagabond Vixen

November 16,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1948 novel

The Case of the Runaway Corpse

November 23,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1954 novel

The Case of the Crooked Candle

November 30,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1944 novel

The Case of the Negligent Nymph

December 7,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1950 novel

The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink

December 14,1957
Director Ted Post
Based on the 1952 novel

The Case of the Baited Hook

December 21,1957
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1940 novel

The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse

December 28,1957
Director William D. Russell
based on the 1947 novel

The Case of the Demure Defendant

January 4,1958
Director Laslo Benedek
Based on the 1956 novel

The Case of the Sunbather's Diary

January 11, 1958
Director Ted Post
Based on the 1955 novel

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

January 18, 1958
Director Laslo Benedek
Based on the 1949 novel

The Case of the Haunted Husband

January 25,1958
Director Lewis Allen
Based on the 1941 novel

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The Season 1 Volume 2 Television episode list 

The Case of the Lonely Heiress

February 1, 1958
Director Laslo Benedek
Based on the 1948 novel

The Case of the Green-eyed Sister

February 8,1958
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1953 novel

The Case of the Fugitive Nurse

February 15,1958
Director Laslo Benedek
Based on the 1954 novel

The Case of the One-eyed Witness

February 22, 1958
Director Christian Nyby
Based the 1950 novel

The Case of the Deadly Double

March 1, 1958
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin unknown

The Case of the Empty Tin

March 8, 1958
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Based on the 1941 novel

The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife

March 15,1958
Director Anton M. Leader
Based on the 1945 novel

The Case of the Desperate Daughter

March 22,1958
Director Arthur Hiller
Origin unknown

The Case of the Daring Decoy

March 29,1958
Director Anton M. Leader
Based on the 1957 novel

The Case of the Hesitant Hostess

April 5,1958
Director Christian Nyby
Based on the 1953 nove

The Case of the Screaming Woman

April 26,1958
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Based on the 1957 novel

The Case of the Fiery Fingers

May 3,1958
Director Arthur Marks
Based on the 1951 novel

The Case of the Substitute Face

May 10, 1958
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1938 novel

The Case of the Long-legged Models

May 17,1958
Director Anton M. Leader
Based on the 1958 novel

The Case of the Gilded Lily

May 24,1958
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Based on the 1956 novel

The Case of the Lazy Lover

May 31, 1958
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1947 novel

The Case of the Prodigal Parent

June 7,1958
Director Arthur Marks
Origin unknown

The Case of the Black-eyed Blonde

June 14,1958
Director Roger Kay
Based on the 1944 novel

The Case of the Terrified Typist

June 21,1958
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Based on the 1956 novel

The Case of the Rolling Bones

June 28, 1958
Director Roger Kay
Based on the 1939 novel

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The Case of the Corresponding Corpse

September 20, 1958
Director Arthur Marks
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Lucky Loser

September 27, 1958
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1957 novel

The Case of the Pint-Sized Client

October 4, 1958
Director Buzz Kulik
Origin Unknown

The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant

October 11, 1958
Director William D. Russell
Origin Unknown

The Case of the Curious Bride

October 18, 1958
Director Arthur Marks
Based on the 1934 novel

The Case of the Buried Clock

November 1, 1958
Director William D. Russell
Based on 1943 novel

The Case of the Married Moonlighter

November 8,1958
Director Arthur Marks
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Jilted Jockey

November 15,1958
Director William D. Russell
Origin Unknown

The Case of The Purple Woman

December 6,1958
Director Gerd Oswald
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Fancy Figures

December 13,1958
Director Arthur Hiller
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Perjured Parrot

December 20,1958
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1939 novel

The Case of the Shattered Dream

January 3,1959
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette

January 10, 1959
Director Arthur Marks
Based on the 1946 novel

The Case of the Glittering Goldfish

January 17, 1959
Director Gerd Oswald
Origin Unknown

The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll

January 24, 1959
Director William D. Russell
Based on the 1958

The Case of the Fraudulent Foto

February 7,1959
Director Arthur Marks
Origin Unknown

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Release Date November 13th 2007

The Case of the Romantic Rogue

February 14,1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Gene Wang
Unknown Origin

The Case of the Jaded Joker

February 21,1959
Director Gerd Oswald
Teleplay Milton Krims
Story William L. Stuart
Frankie Laine, the singer of TV theme songs including "Rawhide", made his acting debut in
this story.

The Case of the Caretaker's Cat

March 7, 1959
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay Richard Macaulay and Seeleg
Lester
Based on the 1955 novel

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

March 14, 1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Gene Wang
Based on the 1936 novel

The Case of the Lost Last Act

March 21, 1959
Director Gerd Oswald
Teleplay Milton Krims
Origin Unknown

The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor

April 4,1959
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay Gene Wang
Story Jay Dratler and Gene Wang

The Case of the Howling Dog

April 11, 1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Seeleg Lester
Based on the 1934 novel

The Case of the Calendar Girl

April 18,1959
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay Seeleg Lester
Based on the 1958 novel

The Case of the Petulant Partner

April 25, 1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Milton Krims and Gene Wang
Story Milton Krims

The Case of the Dangerous Dowager

May 9, 1959
Director Buzz Kulik
Teleplay Milton Krims
Based on the 1937 novel

The Case of the Deadly Toy

May 16,1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Seeleg Lester
Based on the 1959 novel

The Case of the Spanish Cross

May 30, 1959
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay RobertJ. Shaw and Gene Wang
Origin Unknown

The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom

June 13, 1959
Director William D. Russell
Teleplay Milton Krims
Based on the 1949 novel

The Case of the Lame Canary

June 27, 1959
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay Seeleg Lester
Based on the 1937 novel

DVD releases of the Original TV Series 

• Season 1 Volume 1
  The first 19 episodes - 5 Discs 999minutes
  From UK - From USA
• Season 1 Volume 2
  20 episodes on five discs - 1043 minutes
  From UK - From USA
• Season 1 complete boxed set
  10 discs -
  From UK - From USA
• Season 2 Volume 1 - 15 episodes from the 1958-1959 season on 4 discs 769 minutes
  From UK - From USA
• Season 2 Volume 2

Season 3 Volume 1  

Due for release August 19, 2008

Perry Mason: Season 3, Vol. 1

Amazon Price: $34.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

Slightly controversial release of this box set, is not slowing the preorders on amazon at all. Why the controversy? Well the first season was 39 episodes so splitting it was justified, this season is only 26 episodes so splitting it into 2 volume is being seen as a bit exploitative, especially considering the price tag! Though amazon are offering a nice discount on pre-orders and never expect to pay full price for this, it will be 50% discount within a few months.

Perry Mason DVD's on Amazon 

Perry Mason - Season One, Vols. 1 & 2

Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
List Price: $79.99
Used Price: $52.96

Perry Mason - Season One, Vol. 1

Amazon Price: $31.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
List Price: $38.99
Used Price: $24.99

Perry Mason - Season One, Vol. 2

Amazon Price: $31.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
List Price: $38.99
Used Price: $21.50

Perry Mason - Season 2, Vol. 1

Amazon Price: $31.99 (as of 07/26/2008)
List Price: $38.99
Used Price: $29.25

Perry Mason DVD's on eBay UK 

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Perry Mason in "The Case of The Movies" 

Three main eras made Perry Mason Movies-
1930's
Warren William starred as Perry Mason in the first 5 movies, with a number of different supporting actresses playing the Role of his Secretary Della Street. The first Perry Mason film was released in 1934 "The Case Of The Howling Dog" with Helen Trenholme as Della Street. 1935 saw the release of "The Case Of The Curious Bride" with Claire Dodd as Della Street, also this year the 3rd film was released "The Case Of The Lucky Legs" with Genevieve Tobin as Della Street.
Two more films were released in 1936 "The Case Of The Velvet Claws" with Claire Dodd as Della Street. The second 1936 movie saw Ricardo Cortez step into the courtroom as Perry Mason in "The Case Of The Black Cat" (adapted from The Case Of The Caretaker's Cat) with June Travis as Della Street. 1937 saw another change in the lead role with Donald Woods playing Perry Mason in "The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop" with Ann Dvorak as Della Street.

Raymond Burr Movies - 80's-90's
Raymond Burr became very popular as Perry Mason in the TV Series and made a string of TV Movies from 1985 until his death in 1993. These are listed below.

A Perry Mason Mystery 1990's
The main mystery in these movies was - where is Perry Mason? A number of further movies were made after Raymond Burr's death, with the main character being his secretary - Della Street.

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Perry Mason TV Movies (TelleFilms) 

• Perry Mason Returns (1985)
• The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
• The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
• The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
• The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
• The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
• The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
• The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
• The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
• The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
• The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
• The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
• The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
• The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
• The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
• The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
• The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
• The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
• The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
• The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
• The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
• The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
• The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
• The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
• The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
• The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
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The Perry Mason Video Game 

The Case of the Mandarin Murders

In 1985 Telarium released a Perry Mason Mystery Game for the Apple II & Commodore 64. It was an interactive text adventure with graphics. Very much influenced by whodunnit type games from Infocom.

Description from the packaging:

And what a case it is. Because barely 12 hours later, Victor Kapp is dead- murdered. Laura is in jail, charged with his death. And facing trial very, very soon.

Only she swears she didn't do it. And you think she might be right.

You'll have to work fast- and smart. Dig into people's lives. Like Russell Miller, the food critic whose career was ruined when he gave Victor's restaurant a bad review. Margot Duboq, Kapp's chef and the secret of his success- she seems to have a secret of her own. And the Masters couple, Julian and Suzanne, he a bitter partner of Kapp's, she a reputedly very close friend.

You'll have help: the savvy Della Street- your secretary- and the wily detective Paul Drake. And if you're good, you'll convince the jury that your client isn't the killer. If you're very good (after all, you are Perry Mason), the real murderer will break down and confess- but only after you've figured out the true, twisted story.

Of course, for a person of your talents, it ought to be just another day at the office...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder is the first interactive mystery to use the world-famous criminal lawyer created by Erle Stanley Gardner. It also represents a major breakthrough in interactive fiction: the cooperation of the characters and jury changes as a direct result of your interactions with them. In addition, you can do virtually everything a courtroom lawyer can do, from cross-examining and introducing evidence to consulting privately with the judge.

The mystery adventure Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder was written in SAL by Telarium Corp.

Thanks to Seth Godin for drawing this to my attention!

Interactive Perry Mason on Ebay 

The Case of the Mandarin Murder by Telarium

Released in 1985 for the commodore 64 and Apple II. Very rare and copies aren't often available on ebay, if you see one that we haven't seen please leave a message to update this list.

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Your Favorite Perry Mason to share! 

Links to Sources & Resources 

Biography and Bibliography

A complete list of the works of Erle Stanley Gardner. Including the Lam & Cool novels written under the pen name of A.A. Fair

The Perry Mason TV Show Book

A very good resource detailing the TV episodes.

Yahoo group for discussing all things Perry Mason

A subscription discussion list for members to discuss perry mason, in particular the perry mason TV episodes.

Erle Stanley Gardner Lens

A squidoo lens about ESG

Perry Mason TV Series Lens

A squidoo lens about the Perry Mason TV series and it's actors.

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Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Weekend 

Perry Mason Gifts on CafePress 

Perry Mason Mug

from The Garden Press Store

Perry Mason and The Case of The Empty Mug!

Price: 12.49

Perry Mason Cap

from The Garden Press Store

Price: 14.95

Perry Mason Trucker Hat

from The Garden Press Store

Price: 12.45

Lawyers Have Feelings Too

from Linkin Mall

Price: 17.00

Good Lawyer, Great Lawyer: White T-Shirt

from Hectic Studios

Price: 19.99

Perry Mason Theme Tune & Music Tributes