The Case of the Haunted Husband (Perry Mason #18 - Erle Stanley Gardner

Written by Erle Stanley Gardner
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When hatcheck girl Stephanie Claire is fired after refusing her boss’s advances, she impulsively decides to hitchhike to Los Angles to see if she can break into the movies. She gets a ride to Bakersfield and there is picked up by a man in a powerful sedan. The man’s been drinking and when he tries to get friendly, Stephanie she has a drink of whiskey to be a good sport, but otherwise resists his advances. In attempting to paw Stephanie, the man loses control of the car, which crashes. Stephanie is pulled from the wreck with liquor on her breath, only to find that the driver has disappeared, leaving her to take the rap for manslaughter.

The car belongs to a Hollywood mogul who claims that it was stolen, and if anybody ever needed a good lawyer, it’s Stephanie. Fortunately, one of her girlfriends persuades Perry Mason to take the case, and it’s a very good thing, because like so many of Mason’s cases, this one will ultimately become so convoluted that only Perry could figure it out.