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      The Garden Murder Case

      by S.S. Van Dine
      Published
      Jan 1938
      Main Genre
      Private Investigator Private Investigator
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      314
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      A Philo Vance Mystery Book 10

      About This Book

      A horse race turns into a murder case . . . "Mr. Van Dine's amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature." —Chicago Daily Tribune

      Aristocratic detective Philo Vance has gotten an anonymous invitation to a New York rooftop garden, where a group of wealthy friends gather to listen to the horse races. But on the night Vance attends, a guest dies of a gunshot wound after losing a load of money on a bet. Vance doesn't think it was suicide, though—and when two other people in the household are targeted, he has to take the lead in this Golden Age mystery featuring the classic character with a "highbrow manner and [a] parade of encyclopedic learning" (The New York Times).

      "One of the high water mark Van Dine yarns." —Kirkus Reviews

      "The perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age." —CrimeReads

      "The Philo Vance novels were well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers . . . the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society." —Mystery Scene

      "Outrageous cleverness." —Bloody Murder

      Series Placement

      Book 10
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Hard-Boiled Historical Historical Mystery Literary Mystery Private Investigator

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