Perry Mason #16 : The Case Of The Baited Hook

Perry Mason #16: The Case of the Baited Hook

Feathers, Fortune, and a Foul-Mouthed Parrot

When wealthy Fremont C. Sabin dies under suspicious circumstances, questions about his divorce and missing will spark a battle between his estranged wife and angry son—each accusing the other of murder and forgery. Into this tangled web steps Perry Mason, facing a puzzle of inheritance, deceit, and deadly motives.

Adding to the chaos: Sabin’s pet parrot, Casanova, who holds a clue… but is no ordinary bird. With sharp legal insight and relentless detective work, Mason must expose the real killer before more feathers are ruffled.

Perry Mason mystery, Erle Stanley Gardner, courtroom thriller, murder mystery, inheritance dispute, talking parrot, detective story