Amateur Hour
A Baffling Murder, Perry Mason's Creator, and the Court of Last Resort
$31.45
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
8 April 2027
Summary
In 1948, the world’s most popular mystery writer mobilized an army of amateur sleuths to help solve a real-life murder. What could go wrong?
Eighty years ago, Erle Stanley Gardner, author of the Perry Mason novels, was the most widely read living author on the planet. Fascinated by real-life police work, Gardner accepted a unique invitation—an opportunity to be on the inside of a homicide investigation from the start, working to solve the crime—that brought him to Boulder, Colorado, s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798895658925 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Alan Prendergast |
| Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
| Imprint: | Post Hill Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 8 April 2027 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Alan Prendergast
Alan Prendergast is the author of two previous works of narrative nonfiction, The Poison Tree (an Edgar Award finalist) and Gangbuster: One Man’s Battle Against Crime, Corruption, and the Klan. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Outside, Slate, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, as well as The Best American Sports Writing and The Best American Crime Reporting anthologies. He lives in Colorado and loves exploring back roads, byways, ghost towns, tourist traps, and enduring myths and mysteries across the West.
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