By Susan Kandel
William Morrow
Hardcover

Mystery buff Cece Caruso is busy digging around through research for her biography of the legendary Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason when she finds herself in the middle of her own mystery to solve. Running from creepy men that chase her, interviewing murderers and trying to salvage her daughter's collapsing marriage is more than Cece bargained for.

I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason Excerpt There, on top of the dresser, twinkling in the sunlight, was a small ruby ring, the one I had seen on Mrs. Flynn’s hand the other day. Why would the burglars have left it behind? I put it in my pocket, thinking I’d keep it safe for Mrs. Flynn. As it turned out, she wouldn’t be needing it, I tripped over the woman’s dead body on the way out the front door. ©2004 Susan Kandel Published with permission from William Morrow

While doing research for her book, Cece comes across a letter written by Joseph Albaco who was accused and found guilty of murdering his wife. Looking over all of the details of the trial, Cece is not convinced that Joseph is guilty. An interview with Joseph and a brief chat with the prison chaplain intensify her belief that he may have been wrongly accused.

Cece embarks on an adventurous journey of finding a killer, breaking into crime scenes, discovering dead bodies and attempting to finish her book all the while helping her daughter try to salvage her marriage. Can she keep up with all of these tasks AND manage to not get herself killed?

Bookworm's Briefing
As a former art critic for the LA Times, editor of an international journal and teacher at both New York University and UCLA, Susan Kandel now is a regular contributor of essays and articles for various books, magazines and museum catalogs. She resides in West Hollywood, CA, with her husband, two daughters, two cats and a dog.