The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe: A Perry Mason Mystery
Gardner, Erle Stanley / Penzler, Otto Sleuthing attorney Perry Mason can't resist a good mystery, so when he sees an older woman being accused of shoplifting during a department store outing with his assistant, Della Street, he doesn't hesitate to intervene. Armed with an assumption of innocence and the legal acumen to silence her accuser, Mason leaps to the woman's defense-until her niece appears, acknowledging her aunt's guilt, and pays for the stolen items.
Soon thereafter, Aun...