The genesis of these ‘leads’, and the contrasting views of author and publisher on the requirements of endings in mysteries, is documented through their correspondence. He also produced many non-fiction works and was especially interested in forensic medicine.The mystery fiction writer Erle Stanley Gardner and his publisher Thayer Hobson of Morrow devised an unusual procedure for connecting the first ten Perry Mason novels with ‘leads’ to provoke the reader’s curiosity, and so promote the sale of the succeeding book. He was very prolific and had already produced over 300 novelettes for the pulps prior to his Perry Mason success. The huge success of the book convinced Gardner to give up the law and concentrate on his writing.The Case of the Terrified Typist (Perry Mason, 49)The Case of the Buried Clock (Perry Mason, 22)The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (Perry Mason, 13)Read The Case of the Crooked Candle, by Stanley Gardner online on Bookmate An insurance claim after a traffic accident alerts Perry Mason to the.L’auteur de romans policiers Erle Stanley Gardner et son éditeur chez Morrow, Thayer Hobson, ont imaginé une procédure originale pour éveiller la curiosité du lecteur et promouvoir la vente du prochain épisode de la série Perry Mason, en reliant ses dix premiers romans par un système d’ « indices ». PDF Online that inspired many people If you have not read this book.The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (Perry Mason Series Book 6) Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Fair) and from the very extensive dissemination of these best-selling works in book form.Haaiii Have you read today The Case of the Amorous Aunt (Perry Mason Series Book 69). Differing conventions and fashions for the concluding textual threshold are exemplified from the manuscript evidence (including novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner under the pseudonym A.A. In translated editions the endings of these books became especially liable to modifications according to the expectations of the target culture.
![]() ![]() Letter (Box 205) and notes (Box 296) of Hobson of 7 th January 1941 on TCOT Haunted Husband.) Is the murderer obvious to the reader before the solution is reached, 6 or alternatively kept too much in the background so that the solution seems unfair? 76Some of these issues apply throughout the novel, some to the moment of the solution (usually in the penultimate chapter), affect, generally with additional explanation of the solution and reflection on the characters and action. So the publisher and his editorial team pose questions such as the following: Is there any flaw in the solution (discrepancies of time schedule or circumstances)? Is the solution sufficiently explained to the reader’s satisfaction? (e.g. But you’ll never find it on ANY of the bad ones’. The publisher is concerned that no reader will be dissatisfied with the purchase when the book is finished – after all the reader will likely turn next to the back cover with its boast ‘you won’t find the Morrow Mystery Seal on ALL the good mysteries – not by a long shot. Calls it Murder – of 5 th March 193 (.)5For the publisher of a mystery novel, there are some specific concerns about its ending which may differ from those of the author (as the Erle Stanley Gardner – Thayer Hobson correspondence abundantly demonstrates). Letters of Hobson on Hotel Homicide – published as The D.A. Vlc convert flv to mp413 There exists also an earlier ending of TCOT Sulky Girl, recopied and attached by Hobson to a letter (.)8The ‘serialised’ endings of the Perry Mason novels came about from pure circumstance, for Erle Stanley Gardner’s agent Robert Hardy had submitted to Thayer Hobson two novels each featuring a different protagonist: Reasonable Doubt (published as The Case of the Velvet Claws) and Silent Verdict (published as TCOT Sulky Girl). 12 Although there is the illusion of a direct reprinting of the final page, in practice there is usual (.) 11 Letter of Hobson to Erle Stanley Gardner’s agent Robert Hardy (18 th November 1932, Box 202), and of (.) 10 The abbreviation TCOT is used henceforth in titles of the Perry Mason novels, all of which commence (.) Etc., our Mason mysteries are going to cease to be Gardner-Mason mysteries and become some of those English tales.
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