{"product_id":"the-da-holds-a-candle-erle-stanley-gardner-9798337202754","title":"The D.A. Holds a Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this classic mystery by the author of the Perry Mason series, a California D.A. investigates the case of a murderer who didn't kill.\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 Young and ambitious, Doug Selby became district attorney hoping to clean up corruption in Madison City and the surrounding county. But even in a farming community like this, evil can have deep roots . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Selby knows Ross Blaine isn't the sort to forge a check, but the young man has gambling debts to pay. Rather than throw him in jail, Selby and Sheriff Rex Brandon head to the source of Blaine's debt: a roadhouse known as the Palm Thatch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e That's where the investigation leads Selby to the son of a local bigwig who could make or break his career. Then a body is found in a local motel with a strange note attached. Was it an accident, or was it murder? And who exactly was the victim? With the help of the sheriff and ace-reporter Sylvia Martin, Selby just might get some answers before another mystery--or another body--is added to the mix. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1937.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erle Stanley Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337202754\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 232\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":47419848524031,"sku":"9798337202754","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_817d4402-9858-48d8-bcc3-7bda0899ca03.jpg?v=1761514234","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-da-holds-a-candle-erle-stanley-gardner-9798337202754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}