In my chronological reviews of the Perry Mason books, we’re in the 1950s now. Erle Stanley Gardner had two Mason books published that year, and they are both...
This is the fifth in a rotating series of Shadow Two-Minute Mysteries. Pit your mind against that of The Shadow that appeared in the pulp magazine stories. Harry Vincent...
“The Spider and the Slave Doctor” was originally published in the February 1941 issue of The Spider Magazine. Young Doctor Gilmuir bravely faced execution...
Perry Mason for the defense, your honor. Although Perry Mason never appeared in the pulps, he had close ties to the pulps. Author Erle Stanley Gardner was a pulp author...
Here is another in my rotating series of Shadow Two-Minute Mysteries. Two minutes? Yeah, that’s about how much time you’ll invest in reading it. But can you...
“Satan’s Workshop” was originally published in the March 1937 issue of The Spider Magazine. There was no clue to the kidnapping of wealthy, powerful...
It’s time for two more reviews of Perry Mason. Not the TV show, starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale. I’m talking about the series of books upon which the...
When war was declared by the U.S. Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the entire nation was quick to rally to support the cause, including The...
“Reign of the Death Fiddler” was originally published in the May 1935 issue of The Spider Magazine. The Death Fiddler — master of the grotesque, he...
Perry Mason. Della Street. Paul Drake. Hamilton Burger. Lt. Tragg. And the author of those immortal characters, Erle Stanley Gardner. Gardner was a pulp author who went...