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Erle Stanley Gardner

Born

in Malden, Massachusetts, The United States

July 17, 1889

Died

March 11, 1970

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Erle Stanley Gardner was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the pseudonymsA.A. Fair,Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr.

Innovative and restless in his nature, he was bored by the routine of legal practice, the only part of which he enjoyed was trial work and the development of trial strategy. In his spare time, he began to write for pulp magazines, which also fostered the early careers of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. He created many different series characters for the pulps, including the ingenious Lester Leith, a "gentleman thief" in the tradition of Raffles, and Ken Corning, a crusading lawyer who was the archetype of his mos ...more

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Erle Stanley Gardner’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 100,120 ratings · 8,197 reviews ·1,238 distinct works •Similar authors

	The Case of the Velvet Claws (Perry Mason, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 5,222 ratings — published 1933 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Howling Dog (Perry Mason, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 2,739 ratings — published 1934 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Sulky Girl (Perry Mason, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 2,790 ratings — published 1933 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Curious Bride (Perry Mason, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 2,508 ratings — published 1934 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (Perry Mason, #6) 4.01 avg rating — 2,269 ratings — published 1935 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (Perry Mason, #7) really liked it4.00 avg rating — 1,897 ratings — published 1935 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Lonely Heiress (Perry Mason, #31) 3.90 avg rating — 1,801 ratings — published 1948 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Lucky Legs (Perry Mason, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 1,794 ratings — published 1934 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (Perry Mason, #9) 3.86 avg rating — 1,662 ratings — published 1936 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Baited Hook (Perry Mason, #16) 4.03 avg rating — 1,579 ratings — published 1940 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Erle Stanley Gardner

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3.84 avg rating — 826 ratings

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3.58 avg rating — 239 ratings

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3.63 avg rating — 205 ratings

Quotes by Erle Stanley Gardner (?)

“I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner, The Case Of The Careless Cupid

tags: attitude, like

57 likes

“It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner

36 likes

“Now listen, Lam," he said, "you’re a nice egg but you’ve got yourself poured into the wrong pan.”
― Erle Stanley Gardner, Top of the Heap

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Polls

May Side Read: Murder on Holiday

Maigret's HolidaybyGeorges Simenon

9 votes, 30.0%

Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteriesedited byMartin Edwards

6 votes, 20.0%

The Five Red HerringsbyDorothy L. Sayers

5 votes, 16.7%

The Case of the Drowning DuckbyErle Stanley Gardner

4 votes, 13.3%

The Crime at the Noah’s ArkbyMolly Thynne

3 votes, 10.0%

Suicide ExceptedbyCyril Hare

2 votes, 6.7%

Come Away, DeathbyGladys Mitchell

1 vote, 3.3%

Crossed Skis: An Alpine MysterybyCarol Carnac

0 votes, 0.0%

30 total votes

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