The scarab murder case : A Philo Vance story by S. S. Van Dine
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The Scarab Murder Case (1930) is a classic whodunit written by S. S. Van Dine. In this book, detective Philo Vance's murder investigation takes place in a private home that doubles as a museum of Egyptology, and the solution depends in part on Vance's extensive knowledge of Egyptian history and customs, which enable him to sort through suggestions of godly vengeance and reveal the misdirections perpetrated by the real murderer. (This summary
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| Author | Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Stoops, Herbert Morton, 1887-1948 |
| LoC No. | 30026602 |
| Title | The scarab murder case : A Philo Vance story |
| Original Publication | New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarab_Murder_Case |
| Credits | an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Summary | The Scarab Murder Case (1930) is a classic whodunit written by S. S. Van Dine. In this book, detective Philo Vance's murder investigation takes place in a private home that doubles as a museum of Egyptology, and the solution depends in part on Vance's extensive knowledge of Egyptian history and customs, which enable him to sort through suggestions of godly vengeance and reveal the misdirections perpetrated by the real murderer. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Egyptologists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Vance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78655 |
| Release Date | May 11, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2070 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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