A private detective crime novel by the author of the Perry Mason novels. Enjoyed it immensely. It certainly is dated in a lot of ways, but the mystery was engaging and mostly made sense. There was a leap in knowledge that I missed 2/3rds of the way through the novel that made it a bit too convenient, and the fact that it relied on the right person showing up at the right place at the right time to wrap things up, was a bit much. But the payoff was good, so I’ll let that pass. I’ll read more of his work.