Readers will once again meet Erle Stanley Gardner's long-deservedly beloved heroes - lawyer Perry Mason and his secretary Della Street. In The Case of the Hesitant Hostess, a paid partner from a nightclub plays a very important role in the trial in which Perry Mason manages to save a man of whose innocence he, despite the facts, from the electric chair.

< p>In the novel Luck Illusory, Mason and Della Street are offered a $500 fee for their participation in a champagne dinner. However, everything turns out in a very unexpected way.