First published in 1935 The Case of the Curious Bride is the 5th Perry Mason book by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Synopsis extracted from the back cover:
An attractive young woman calls at Perry Mason’s office to inquire if a friend can marry again without getting a divorce as her husband had been presumed killed in an air accident seven years previously. Mason sees sinister implications and as a result of his investigations – helped by his secretary Della Street – dramatic developments lead to a court case in which the tables are turned on the police.
My view:
There are plenty of twists and turns in this mystery surrounding Rhoda Montaine, who is accused of murder and it certainly looks as though she is guilty. I found it very puzzling. I also thought it was unsatisfactory as Perry Mason resorts to trickery, fooling everyone. At times I was at a complete loss to understand what he was doing and why. It all becomes clear at the end, but I found it far-fetched.
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Penguin Books 1960 (first published by Cassell 1935)
- Source: I bought the book
- My Rating 2/5
- Challenges: Mount TBR, What’s in a Name 6 (a book with an emotion in the title)
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