Hesitant groom -- Strange bride

Author: Gardner
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Gardner's Mason series novels are ranked as the world's bestselling novels, and the author himself is hailed as the greatest king of detective and courtroom novels in American history. His works have been translated into nearly 30 languages and have sold over 300 million copies. The Suspicious Bridegroom: After a grueling day in court, Mason is extremely tired and takes a short nap in his dark office. Suddenly, a delicate woman's foot extends from the fire escape beneath the window, followed by her beautiful legs, slender waist, and lovely face—how could such an enchanting woman appear before Mason in the dead of night in such an unbelievable way? Yet even more unbelievable is that she manages to fool the brilliant Mason completely, gets slapped, and brings out a suspicious bridegroom. The Eccentric Bride: A nervous woman enters Mason's office, claiming to consult a question for a friend: Her husband disappeared seven years ago by accident, but his body has never been found, and now she is getting married again—is this a crime of bigamy? Mason mercilessly points out that she is the bride herself, and the woman leaves in anger, dropping her handbag. To everyone's surprise, the bag contains a gun!! Mason immediately realizes the severity of the situation and begins to search for this eccentric bride.