The Case of the Phantom Fortune

by Erle Stanley Gardner

Horace Warren pays five hundred dollars to have Perry mason attend a buffet dinner to observe his guests. He also wants Mason to investigate a fingerprint and suspects his wife is being blackmailed. Mrs Warren’s mystery past may hold the clues.

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