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Perry Mason books in order

Erle Stanley Gardner

Perry Mason is a series of 8 books by Erle Stanley Gardner: 1,218 pages in the 5 with a known length, about 22 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

8
books
1,218
pages in 5 of them
22 hours
to read those 5
45 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Case of the Sulky Girl 1933 4.6 h 1 The Case of the Howling Dog 1934 5.4 h 2 The Case of the Curious Bride 1935 4.0 h 3 The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935 4.4 h
4 The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936 length not known
5 The Case of the Black Cat 1936 length not known
6 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937 length not known
The Case of The Silent Partner 1946 4.0 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Case of the Sulky Girl 1933 4.6 h

  2. 1

    The Case of the Howling Dog 1934 5.4 h

    Arthur Cartright's official complaint about a neighbor's noisy dog leads Perry Mason and his associate into a case involving a poisoned police dog, a missing wife, and murder

  3. 2

    The Case of the Curious Bride 1935 4.0 h

    After con man Greg Moxley married Rhoda Lorton, he took her money and flew, only to have his plane crash.

  4. 3

    The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935 4.4 h

    Leggy Marjorie Clune, unjustly accused of murder of sleazy movie promoter Frank Patton, must rely on the able counsel of Perry Mason to clear her name.

  5. 4

    The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936 length not known

  6. 5

    The Case of the Black Cat 1936 length not known

  7. 6

    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937 length not known

  8. The Case of The Silent Partner 1946 4.0 h

    The case involves a woman named Mildred Faulkner who owns and operates three successful flower shops.

How much is left

After The Case of the Sulky Girl about 18 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 1, The Case of the Howling Dog about 12 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Case of the Curious Bride about 8 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 3, The Case of the Lucky Legs about 4 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 4, The Case of the Velvet Claws about 4 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 5, The Case of the Black Cat about 4 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 6, The Case of the Stuttering Bishop about 4 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 22 hours 20 minutes

5 of 8 books, 1,218 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

45 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.