Sleuthing attorney Perry Mason can't resist a good mystery, so when he
sees an older woman being accused of shoplifting during a department
store outing with his assistant, Della Street, he doesn't hesitate to
intervene. Armed with an assumption of innocence and the legal acumen to
silence her accuser, Mason leaps to the woman's defense--until her niece
appears, acknowledging her aunt's guilt, and pays for the stolen items.
Soon thereafter, Aunt Sarah is accused of stealing a valuable set of
diamonds, and her niece, Virginia, enlists Mason's aid. The man who left
the jewels in Sarah's care insists that she didn't take them, but when
he turns up dead, she's left with nobody to vouch for her. Nobody, that
is, but Perry Mason--expert in the art of defending the innocent.
The thirteenth novel in the bestselling Perry Mason series, The Case of
the Shoplifter's Shoe is an exemplary episode for the character,
featuring the complex plots, snappy dialogue, and break-neck pacing that
make the novels perennial favorites of mystery fans everywhere.
Includes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs.