The Case of the Velvet Claws

Cast of Characters in the order of their appearance

Perry Mason — fighting attorney, who preferred being paid off as a sheep to being doublecrossed like a lamb.

Della Street — who was a faithful Girl Friday (also Sunday and Monday, if not quite always).

Eva Griffin — well groomed and well heeled, who was a phony.

Harrison Burke — Congressman, whose Duty to the People was to keep them from knowing he was mixed up in murder.

Frank Locke — editor of Spicy Bits, who was Southern, but not gentleman.

Paul Drake — who turned up some interesting information on Georgia peaches and sons of same.

Sidney Drumm — who put himself out on a limb of the tree Perry Mason was up.

George C. Belter — who got his money by blackmail, and who — naturally — got his.

Mrs. Belter — a woman who had a will of her own and put a velvet clause in it.

Carl Griffin — nephew of George Belter, and a gentleman around and around and around the town.

Bill Hoffman — head of Homicide, who wanted the sleuth, the whole sleuth, and little else.

Mrs. Veitch — the housekeeper, who was silent as the tomb and looked like a mummy.

Norma Veitch — a girl with matrimonies on her mind.

Esther Linten — who made up for losing her beauty sleep by deciding to pass out the night before.

Sol Steinburg — who excelled at histrionics.

Arthur Atwood — who found himself vulnerable on Mrs. Belter’s tricks.

Harry Loring — who wasn’t sure whether he had too many wives or none.