The Case of the Deadly Toy

""WHEN NORDA ALLISON SEES HER HUSBAND-TO-BE SLAP HIS YOUNG SON, SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLS OFF THE WEDDING. NOW SHE IS TERRIFIED. HER EX-FIANC HAS BEAT UP HER NEW BOYFRIEND. ANONYMOUS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ARE FLOODING HER MAILBOX--ARTICLES GRAPHICALLY DEPICTING WHAT JILTED MEN DO TO THE WOMEN WHO LEAVE THEM. THEN NORDA`S LIFE TAKES AN EVEN DARKER TURN. IT BEGINS WITH A BARKING DOG, A CHILD`S SCREAM, A GUNSHOT, AND THE DISCOVERY OF A VERY DEAD BODY--AND ENDS WHEN NORDA IS ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH A BRUTAL MURDER. NOW ONLY BRILLIANT COURTROOM STRATEGIST PERRY MASON STANDS BETWEEN NORDA AND A SENTENCE OF CERTAIN DEATH . . . "" "" . ... . ... ... . , . . . : . ... , ... ""