Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ Books in Order
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Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ is a series of mystery novels published between 1942 and 1988, featuring legal and investigative protagonists who navigate complex cases involving deception, financial schemes, and personal relationships. The stories often revolve around clients facing legal or criminal complications, with an emphasis on unraveling motives and uncovering hidden truths. The series explores themes of identity, morality, and the consequences of human actions through a series of interconnected but standalone legal and detective narratives.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Erle Stanley Gardner
In this 1942 Cool & Lam mystery, New York lawyer Emory Hale hires Los Angeles detectives Bertha Cool and Donald Lam to find Roberta Fenn, a person of…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of the Cautious Coquette
1949 · Erle Stanley Gardner
A hit-and-run accident and a cautious, evasive woman witness draw Mason into a case where finding the coquette who saw the crash becomes key. As the…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of the Dubious Bridegroom
1949 · Erle Stanley Gardner
A complicated case of a dubious bridegroom and a questionable Nevada divorce draws Mason into intertwined marriages and disputed identities. When…
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Buy on Amazon1950 · James Hadley Chase
Serena Marshland, the fourth richest woman in the world with a cold, diamond-hard beauty, hires tough private investigator Vic Malloy after her…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of the Nervous Accomplice
1955 · Erle Stanley Gardner
A wife hires Mason to win back her straying husband through a clever stock-buying maneuver involving his business partners. The financial scheme…
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Buy on Amazon1958 · James Hadley Chase
Lucille Aitkin is the kind of woman who encourages men to run around after her, so it's odd when she suddenly wants to learn to drive instead of…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Erle Stanley Gardner
Nurse Nellie Conway brings Perry Mason a phial of pills she suspects are poison, given to her by her employer Nathan Bain to administer to his…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Owls don't blink”.
How many books are in the Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ series?
We list 13 books by Erle Stanley Gardner , published between 1942–1984.
Where can I buy the Polnoe sobranie sochineniĭ books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.