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The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason Kindle Edition

by Melville Davisson Post (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Thrilling stories starring America’s smartest—and most unscrupulous—lawyer

During the gold rush, Richard Warren and Samuel Walcott set out from New York to strike it rich. When fortune does not find them, Samuel saves himself from the gutter by marrying a saloonkeeper’s daughter. Jealous of his friend’s beautiful wife, Richard kills Samuel and flees the desert with the woman and a trove of stolen gold dust. He assumes his dead friend’s identity and makes a name for himself in New York—until the woman he killed for turns out to be a blackmailer.
 
Desperate, Richard turns to the mysterious lawyer Randolph Mason. A crooked genius, Mason doesn’t mind having a killer for a client, and will do whatever he can to help Richard escape justice. In this brilliantly original story collection, Mason follows the letter of the law while gleefully betraying its spirit.
 
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  3. Language
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  5. Publisher
    MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
  6. Publication date
    July 1, 2014
  7. File size
    2709 KB
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Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was a lawyer, political insider, and candidate for President of the United States (Democrat, 1924). He was one of the really great writers of the detective short story and is ranked in the same class as Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KWPSO38
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (July 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2709 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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William C. Martell
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun short stories give you a glimpse into the late ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2014
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Baring no resemblance to Perry Mason, turn of the century NYC lawyer Randolph Mason's clients are always guilty... and he helps them get away with murder and other assorted crimes in very clever ways. Fun short stories give you a glimpse into the late 1800s where the wealthy can get away with murder, after they pay Mason's fee.
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Penny Hawley
5.0 out of 5 stars No crime no time
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2017
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He thought outside the box. It was very entertaining. I liked the character Randolph Mason because he was unique. Earl Stanley Gardner named Perry Mason after him.
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RicoJune
2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2011
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Pay careful attention to the page count. This version DOES NOT contain all of the stories of the hardcover original. In fact, it contains only ONE of Randolph Mason's "strange schemes".

If that were all- I would not down-rate the book. However- at the price- I would expect the one story to be free of omissions and completely missing lines.

It is not.

I cannot recommend this Kindle edition. If you are a fan of Melville Davisson Post, please do yourself a favor and wait for a better, more complete version of this eBook.
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Mastersbookman
5.0 out of 5 stars Law Exposed
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2016
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This writer is quite cynical of the Law. Obviously there are loopholes, finding them is a lifelong art. Because the Law prevails, we can rest assured that there are few Randolph Masons about.
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James Plotts
1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good value. Better off reading it for free online
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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Only contains the first story in the book. Not a good value. Better off reading it for free online.
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