THE CASE OF THE SINGING SKIRT – Erle Stanley Gardner

Ellen Robb does more than just sing for her supper- she also dances and sells cigarettes in a two-bit gambling parlor in a one-horse town. But when she hits a sour note with her scheming employer by refusing to help fleece a fat-cat customer in a crooked card game, she finds herself out of all three jobs. That’s when she sings her song of woe to Perry Mason, who promises to turn her blues into a greenbacks with the help of his crack team, Della Street and Paul Drake, and a hefty lawsuit…..