{"product_id":"the-da-goes-to-trial-erle-stanley-gardner-9798337202778","title":"The D.A. Goes to Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA homeless man's corpse sends a California D.A. down a twisted path in this classic hard-boiled mystery from the author of the Perry Mason series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The bestselling author of the century . . . a master storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e District Attorney Doug Selby's latest trouble begins when the battered corpse of a vagabond is found near the railroad in Madison County. The coroner suspects he was struck by a train. Searching the dead man's wallet, they discover he had a wealthy brother in Phoenix. But who was the dead man? And how did he make it to the train tracks. . . ? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meanwhile, a neighboring city needs Doug's help. A bookkeeper named John Burke has vanished, potentially with funds stolen from his employer. Burke's neighbors report seeing a drifter in the alley near their house. And when Selby and Sheriff Rex Brandon speak to Burke's employer, they discover Burke wired him from Phoenix . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Selby thinks he has found two threads that will tie together neatly in a bow, but the more he investigates, the more he is left in knots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1940.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erle Stanley Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337202778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d","brand":"Erle Stanley Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424812318975,"sku":"9798337202778","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fe12548-b8a0-499a-b0ea-36fed36ab2b3.jpg?v=1761532690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-da-goes-to-trial-erle-stanley-gardner-9798337202778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}