The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Perry Mason #1

Erle Stanley Gardner

215 pages first pub 1933 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
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California lawyer Perry Mason takes on as client Eva Belter, hated as “all velvet and claws” by his secretary Della Street. Her husband George is behind tabloid editor Frank Locke’s blackmail of Congressman Harrison Burke, who had been at a bungle...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 314 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 81%

adventurous: 27%

dark: 27%

tense: 27%

challenging: 9%

emotional: 9%

lighthearted: 9%


Pace

50% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

57% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
75% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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