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The Gracie Allen Murder CaseS. S. Van Dine

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

S. S. Van Dine

First published 1938

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The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) is the eleventh of twelve detective novels by S. S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It also features the zany half of the Burns and Allen comedy team. It is in some ways a roman à clef, including not just Burns and Allen but also such characters as Gracie's mother and brother. That gave the book an unusual feel, as did the comic tone of much of Gracie's dialogue. This tone suddenly shifts in a later chapter to one character's philosophically anguished speculations, and then back again to Gracie.

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    The Scarab Murder Case1929Start here
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  2. The Kennel Murder Case
    The Kennel Murder Case1933
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  3. The Casino Murder Case
    The Casino Murder Case1934
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  4. The Dragon Murder Case
    The Dragon Murder Case1934
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  5. The Garden Murder Case
    The Garden Murder Case1935
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  6. The Kidnap Murder Case
    The Kidnap Murder Case1936
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  7. The Gracie Allen Murder Case
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  8. The Winter Murder Case
    The Winter Murder Case1939 · 2 ratings
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