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ERLE STANLEY GARDNER

1889 - 1970

Writing as: A. A. Fair, Erle Stanley Gardner

According to Wikipedia: "Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was a prolific American author. A former lawyer, he is best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through Baja California and other regions in Mexico.

The best-selling American author of the 20th century at the time of his death, Gardner also published under numerous pseudonyms, including A. A. Fair, Carl Franklin Ruth, Carleton Kendrake, Charles M. Green, Charles J. Kenny, Edward Leaming, Grant Holiday, Kyle Corning, Les Tillray, Robert Parr, Stephen Caldwell, and once as the Perry Mason character Della Street ("The Case of the Suspect Sweethearts"). Three stories were published as Anonymous ("A Fair Trial", "Part Music and Part Tears", and "You Can't Run Away from Yourself" aka "The Jazz Baby").

Gardner was born in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Grace Adelma (Waugh) and Charles Walter Gardner. Gardner graduated from Palo Alto High School in California in 1909 and enrolled at Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana. He was suspended after approximately one month when his interest in boxing became a distraction. He returned to California, pursued his legal education on his own, and passed the California State Bar examination in 1911.

Gardner started his legal career by working as a typist at a law firm in California for three years. Once he was admitted to the Bar, he started working as a trial lawyer by defending impoverished people, in particular Chinese and Mexican immigrants. This experience led to his founding the Court of Last Resort in the 1940s. The Court of Last Resort, dedicated to helping people who were imprisoned unfairly or couldn't get a fair trial, was the first of several organizations that advocate for the wrongly convicted, which among others include The Innocence Project, Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and Centurion."


Series Books
A. A. Fair
 
Other The Bigger They Come aka Lam to the Slaughter [Cool & Lam] (1939)
  Gold Comes in Bricks [Cool & Lam] (1940)
  Turn on the Heat [Cool & Lam] (1940)
  Double or Quits [Cool & Lam] (1941)
  Spill the Jackpot [Cool & Lam] (1941)
  Bats Fly at Dusk [Cool & Lam] (1942)
  Owls Don't Blink [Cool & Lam] (1942)
  Cats Prowl at Night [Cool & Lam] (1943)
  Give 'em the Ax aka An Axe to Grind [Cool & Lam] (1944)
  Crows Can't Count [Cool & Lam] (1946)
  Fools Die on Friday [Cool & Lam] (1947)
  Bedrooms Have Windows [Cool & Lam] (1949)
  Top of the Heap [Cool & Lam] (1952)
  ome Women Won't Wait [Cool & Lam] (1953)
  Beware the Curves [Cool & Lam] (1956)
  Some Slips Don't Show [Cool & Lam] (1957)
  You Can Die Laughing [Cool & Lam] (1957)
  The Count of Nine [Cool & Lam] (1958)
  Pass the Gravy [Cool & Lam] (1959)
  Kept Women Can't Quit [Cool & Lam] (1960)
  Bachelors Get Lonely [Cool & Lam] (1961)
  Shills Can't Cash Chips aka Stop at the Red Light [Cool & Lam] (1961)
  Try Anything Once [Cool & Lam] (1962)
  Fish or Cut Bait [Cool & Lam] (1963)
  Up for Grabs [Cool & Lam] (1964)
  Cut Thin to Win [Cool & Lam] (1965)
  Widows Wear Weeds [Cool & Lam] (1966)
  Traps Need Fresh Bait [Cool & Lam] (1967)
  All Grass Isn't Green [Cool & Lam] (1970)
  The Knife Slipped [Cool & Lam] (2016)
 
Erle Stanley Gardner
 
Major Copely Brane The Devil's Due (1931)
  Strangle Holds (1932)
  Cold Turkey (1932)
  The Danger Zone (1932)
  The Pink Duck (1932)
  The Watchfun Eyes of Taiping (1933)
  The Ivory Casket (1934)
  Proofs Of Death (1934)
  The Danger Zone And Other Stories (2004)
 
Other The Case of the Murderer's Bride [Coll](1969) (1000)
  Selected Works [Coll](1976) (1000)
  The Bird in the Hand [Coll](1980) (1000)
  Amazing Adventures of Lester Leith [Coll](1980) (1000)
  Whispering Sands [Coll](1981) (1000)
  Pay Dirt [Coll](1983) (1000)
  The Adventures of Paul Pry [Coll](1990) (1000)
  The Blonde in Lower Six [Coll](1990) (1000)
  The Danger Zone and Other Stories [Coll](2004) (1000)
  The Casebook of Sidney Zoom [Coll](2006) (1000)
  The Exploits of the Patent Leather Kid [Coll](2020) (1000)
  Hot Cash, Cold Clews [Coll](2020) (1000)
  The Case of the Velvet Claws [Perry Mason] (1933)
  The Case of the Sulky Girl [Perry Mason] (1933)
  The Case of the Lucky Legs [Perry Mason] (1934)
  The Case of the Howling Dog [Perry Mason] (1934)
  The Case of the Curious Bride [Perry Mason] (1934)
  The Case of the Counterfeit Eye [Perry Mason] (1935)
  The Case of the Caretaker's Cat [Perry Mason] (1935)
  The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece [Perry Mason] (1936)
  The Case of the Stuttering Bishop [Perry Mason] (1936)
  The Case of the Dangerous Dowager [Perry Mason] (1937)
  The Case of the Lame Canary [Perry Mason] (1937)
  The D.A. Calls It Murder [Doug Selby] (1937)
  Murder Up My Sleeve [Terry Clane] (1937)
  The Case of the Substitute Face [Perry Mason] (1938)
  The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe [Perry Mason] (1938)
  The D.A. Holds a Candle [Doug Selby] (1938)
  The Case of the Perjured Parrot [Perry Mason] (1939)
  The Case of the Rolling Bones [Perry Mason] (1939)
  The D.A. Draws a Circle [Doug Selby] (1939)
  The Case of the Baited Hook [Perry Mason] (1940)
  The Case of the Silent Partner [Perry Mason] (1940)
  The Case of the Crooked Candle [Perry Mason] (1940)
  The D.A. Goes to Trial [Doug Selby] (1940)
  The Case of the Haunted Husband [Perry Mason] (1941)
  The Case of the Empty Tin [Perry Mason] (1941)
  The Case of the Turning Tide [Gramp Wiggens] (1941)
  The Case of the Drowning Duck [Perry Mason] (1942)
  The Case of the Careless Kitten [Perry Mason] (1942)
  The Case of the Gold-Digger's Purse [Perry Mason] (1942)
  The D.A. Cooks a Goose [Doug Selby] (1942)
  The Case of the Buried Clock [Perry Mason] (1943)
  The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito [Perry Mason] (1943)
  The Case of the Smoking Chimney [Gramp Wiggens] (1943)
  The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde [Perry Mason] (1944)
  The D.A. Calls a Turn [Doug Selby] (1944)
  The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife [Perry Mason] (1945)
  The Case of the Borrowed Brunette [Perry Mason] (1946)
  The D.A. Breaks a Seal [Doug Selby] (1946)
  The Case of the Backward Mule [Terry Clane] (1946)
  The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse [Perry Mason] (1947)
  The Case of the Lazy Lover [Perry Mason] (1947)
  The Case of the Lonely Heiress [Perry Mason] (1948)
  The Case of the Vagabond Virgin [Perry Mason] (1948)
  The D.A. Takes a Chance [Doug Selby] (1948)
  The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom [Perry Mason] (1949)
  The Case of the Cautious Coquette [Perry Mason] (1949)
  The D.A. Breaks an Egg [Doug Selby] (1949)
  The Case of the Negligent Nymph [Perry Mason] (1950)
  The Case of the Musical Cow (1950)
  The Case of the Fiery Fingers [Perry Mason] (1951)
  The Case of the Angry Mourner [Perry Mason] (1951)
  The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink [Perry Mason] (1952)
  The Case of the Grinning Gorilla [Perry Mason] (1952)
  The Case of the Hesitant Hostess [Perry Mason] (1953)
  The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister [Perry Mason] (1953)
  The Case of the Fugitive Nurse [Perry Mason] (1954)
  The Case of the Runaway Corpse [Perry Mason] (1954)
  The Case of the Restless Redhead [Perry Mason] (1954)
  The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary [Perry Mason] (1955)
  The Case of the Glamourous Ghost [Perry Mason] (1955)
  The Case of the Nervous Accomplice [Perry Mason] (1955)
  The Case of the One-Eyed Witness [Perry Mason] (1956)
  The Case of the Terrified Typist [Perry Mason] (1956)
  The Case of the Gilded Lily [Perry Mason] (1956)
  The Case of the Demure Defendant [Perry Mason] (1956)
  The Case of the Screaming Woman [Perry Mason] (1957)
  The Case of the Lucky Loser [Perry Mason] (1957)
  The Case of the Daring Decoy [Perry Mason] (1957)
  The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll [Perry Mason] (1958)
  The Case of the Long-Legged Models [Perry Mason] (1958)
  The Case of the Calendar Girl [Perry Mason] (1958)
  The Case of the Singing Skirt [Perry Mason] (1959)
  The Case of the Mythical Monkeys [Perry Mason] (1959)
  The Case of the Deadly Toy [Perry Mason] (1959)
  The Case of the Waylaid Wolf [Perry Mason] (1960)
  The Case of the Duplicate Daughter [Perry Mason] (1960)
  The Case of the Shapely Shadow [Perry Mason] (1960)
  This Is Murder (1960)
  The Case of the Spurious Spinster [Perry Mason] (1961)
  The Case of the Bigamous Spouse [Perry Mason] (1961)
  The Case of the Reluctant Model [Perry Mason] (1962)
  The Case of the Blonde Bonanza [Perry Mason] (1962)
  The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands [Perry Mason] (1962)
  The Case of the Mischievous Doll [Perry Mason] (1962)
  The Case of the Amorous Aunt [Perry Mason] (1963)
  The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret [Perry Mason] (1963)
  The Case of the Phantom Fortune [Perry Mason] (1964)
  The Case of the Horrified Heirs [Perry Mason] (1964)
  The Case of the Daring Divorcee [Perry Mason] (1964)
  The Case of the Troubled Trustee [Perry Mason] (1965)
  The Case of the Beautiful Beggar [Perry Mason] (1965)
  The Case of the Worried Waitress [Perry Mason] (1966)
  The Case of the Queenly Contestant [Perry Mason] (1967)
  The Case of the Careless Cupid [Perry Mason] (1968)
  The Case of the Fabulous Fake [Perry Mason] (1969)
  The Case of the Crimson Kiss [Perry Mason] (1970)
  The Case of the Crying Swallow [Perry Mason] (1971)
  The Case of the Fenced in Woman [Perry Mason] (1973)
  The Case of the Postponed Murder [Perry Mason] (1973)
  The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] (1973)
  The Human Zero (1981)