Bertrand Allred was spreading ugly stories about his beautiful wife. He seemed anxious to convince Perry Mason that Lola had run off with Robert Fleetwood, Bertrand's best friend. But why did everyone who saw the couple together notice that Fleetwood looked lazy about love? A call from the homicide squad added another and more important questions to Mason's growing list - Who killed the gossiping husband?

(Key Words: Murder Mysteries, Perry Mason, Erle Stanley Gardner).