Perry Mason is the king of cross-examination, the idol of journalists and jurors, the genius of turning a trial into a dramatic performance. And the king is followed by his faithful retinue, always ready to help - secretary Della Street and private detective Paul Drake. Perry Mason is revered in the same way as Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Nero Wolfe, so it is not surprising that the charming lawyer became the hero of films and serial adaptations in different countries. Lawyer Mason will continue his investigations in the series from HBO. This book includes two novels: “The Case of the Risky Widow” When an elderly widow, Matilda Benson, turns to Perry Mason for help, her request seems quite simple: she needs to go on a ship, converted into a casino, and buy out her niece's IOUs. But when the lawyer ends up on the ship, he finds its owner dead... “The Case of the Extortionist’s Purse” Sally Madison is going to scam the owner of a large company and an avid aquarist, Harrington Faulkner, out of money by offering him a cure for his sick exotic fish. But things don't go according to plan when the fish mysteriously disappears and Faulkner turns up dead...