On December 12 2008, Just Desserts group member Roger left the following post on the original location of this Just Desserts blog entry: “Roger Way said:
Hello and happy holidays to all our group members! I read Erle Stanley Gardner’s “The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands”. What fun! The story moved rapidly, with lots of catchy dialogue and interesting situations. Chapter Two has a very amusing scene in Perry Mason’s office with Perry, Della Street and Paul Drake.

I nearly didn’t check out this novel because the jacket flap description made me aware horse racing was involved. I don’t take well to stories involving horse racing, but I’m glad I ignored my intuition. This was a very enjoyable read. I recommend it highly!

My thanks to Scott for the links to the excellent web sites about ESG and Perry Mason.

See you in January!”

June 30, 2015 at 10:15 am

On January 28 2009, group member Cathy left the following comment on the original location of this Just Desserts blog post:
“Cathy said:
Sorry I didn’t post this earlier. I read The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll. I picked this up at the library sale. A woman runs away from her life, picks up a hitchhiker who is killed in a car accident. She is suspected of killing the hitchhiker whose identify she has stolen. I had heard that the Perry Mason in the books was a harder type and they softened him up some for the television series. In this book, Mason uses Della to plant evidence to confuse the police. I enjoyed the book although I am not sure I feel a need to read the series. I had heard about the author’s involvement with the Court of Last Resort. I read a book (don’t remember the author), but the character wrote biographies of famous mystery writers including Earl Stanley Gardner.”

June 30, 2015 at 10:18 am