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The "Canary" murder case

by Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939

BookID: 70788

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Detective and mystery storiesMurder -- Investigation -- FictionVance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- FictionPrivate investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction

Description

"The 'Canary' Murder Case" by S. S. Van Dine is a murder mystery novel published in 1927. When a beautiful Broadway singer known as "the Canary" is found dead in her apartment, detective Philo Vance must untangle a web of suspects ranging from high society to gangsters. Multiple men visited her the night she died, each with secrets to hide. Only Vance's keen intellect can penetrate a clever alibi and solve one of New York's most baffling cases. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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