A murder in the mountains is the latest case for the Manhattan detective famed for his âhighbrow manner and parade of encyclopedic learningâ ( The New York Times ).
Wealthy and worldly-wise detective Philo Vance has been asked to keep watch at a house party in the snowy Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he encounters an assortment of guests ranging from a treasure hunter to a race car driver. The owner of the house doesnât quite trust his sonâs friendsâand is worried about the security of his precious emeralds. Sure enough, a guard is soon killed, the jewels are stolen, and then another guest dies, leaving Vance to make some cold calculations about who turned this gathering from festive to fatal . . .
âMr. Van Dineâs amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature.â â Chicago Daily Tribune
âThe best of the American mystery men.â â The Globe
A murder in the mountains is the latest case for the Manhattan detective famed for his âhighbrow manner and parade of encyclopedic learningâ ( The New York Times ).
Wealthy and worldly-wise detective Philo Vance has been asked to keep watch at a house party in the snowy Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he encounters an assortment of guests ranging from a treasure hunter to a race car driver. The owner of the house doesnât quite trust his sonâs friendsâand is worried about the security of his precious emeralds. Sure enough, a guard is soon killed, the jewels are stolen, and then another guest dies, leaving Vance to make some cold calculations about who turned this gathering from festive to fatal . . .
âMr. Van Dineâs amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature.â â Chicago Daily Tribune
âThe best of the American mystery men.â â The Globe