The Case of the Horrified Heirs

New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good. (1964) (1992) 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Edgewear at head and tail of spine; bent corner on cover back . 192 pages. A Perry Mason Mystery, No. 76. Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent’s will. Lauretta Trent, a wealthy widow is also living. But for how long? Someone has been peppering the spicy food Lauretta loves with arsenic. Could it be the same someone who tried framing Virginia Baxter for drug smuggling?Lauretta Trent doesn’t trust her greedy heirs. But could a scheming servant be behind a master plan to fleece her estate? It all seems to fit. But when Lauretta is murdered on the highway, all the evidence places Virginia Baxter squarely in the driver’s seat. Confused? Just think how Virginia’s lawyer, Perry Mason, must feel... .