S.S. Van Dine from I Cannot Live Without Books

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (Philo Vance Series, Book #11) by S.S. Van Dine Gracie Allen breaks the Philo Phormula in a number of ways. First is its title: this is the only book in the series to modify "Murder Case" with more than one word, much less with the name of a character. And then there's that character: Gracie Allen… Read more about this item

The Benson Murder Case (American Mystery Classics) by S.S. Van Dine All of Manhattan high society is abuzz after playboy stockbroker Alvin Benson is discovered dead in a locked room in his brownstone mansion, slumped over in an easy chair with a bullet in his head. Ballistics experts, detectives, and the NYPD's top brass can't solve the crime, but luckily they… Read more about this item