Get Me Gladys! by Cy Rice

Get Me Gladys! by Cy Rice. 1966 first printing paperback. 220 pages, very nice condition.

The explosive cases of Gladys Towles Root, America's flamboyant criminal lawyer! Perversion, rape, murder, the Frank Sinatra, Jr. kidnapping case…she handled them all. "Root-de-toot, root-de-toot, Here's to Gladys Towles Root. Her dresses are purple, hats wide, She'll get you one instead of five."

Gladys Towles Root (1905 – 1982) was a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. She presented a flamboyant figure in the courtroom and was referred to as the "Lady in Purple," especially known for colorful hair and the large, dramatic hats she wore to court. Gladys specialized in sexual assault and murder cases, partly because those were the only clients available to a woman attorney at the time and partly because few other lawyers wanted to defend them. She became so skilled that by the early 1960s young prosecutors and defense attorneys would gather to watch her cross-examination of prosecuting witnesses.