The compilation of ads below are for a specialized book club based around the third all-time best-selling book series, Perry Mason. Perry was a fictional criminal...View More
defense lawyer who defended falsely accused people and always won their cases, usually by getting the real criminal to confess on the witness stand. The first ad below was most frequently run of the three through 1971-74. The ad is based on a true story where an attorney used a style of questioning Perry had used in one of the books. The judge demanded an explanation of the questioning & the attorney presented the book to the judge who allowed him to proceed with the approach, eventually leading to convicting a murderer. It’s the idea that these books are more than just fiction that makes them unique. The author, who practiced law, was a brilliant cross-examiner and brought a lot of realism to the cases.
