Pretty standard for the books at this point in the series (#65). The client and other women characters are all in their 20s and very worldly and experienced. They understand that men will all make passes at them and husbands at bound to cheat. As long as the men aren’t committing bigamy, it’s all just something you have to live with. (The exceptions are the female characters who are dried-up flat-chested spinsters or frumpy women who don’t take care of themselves for their man. This second group doesn’t appear in this book.)
Hamilton Burger whines that Perry Mason is always grandstanding and playing tricks as if Mason’s actions don’t show that Burger had the wrong defendant every time.
Paul Drake is convinced Mason’s client is guilty, as if he also isn’t always wrong.
The subtle romance between Perry and Della is almost completely gone from the books.
Nevertheless, this plot was pretty good and final revelation was the dramatic cliche we expect from these stories. But it satisfies like comfort food that you go back to over and over.

Tendo visto vários dos filmes na adolescência, há muito que estava curioso por experimentar os livros. Não desilude, é divertido, servido bem para entreter, embora, como é óbvio já não consiga ter o efeito que tinha quando foi escrito.

Um pormenor existente no livro que nunca vi nos filmes é a redundância com que certos elementos dos eventos são explicados vezes sem conta, o que se pode tornar chato se não soubermos saltar certas partes.