The "Canary" murder case by S. S. Van Dine

"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.)

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Author Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939
Title The "Canary" murder case
Original Publication United States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canary_Murder_Case
Credits Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Subject Vance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 70788
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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