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This novel opens with the death of playboy stockbroker, Alvin Benson, who is found in his brownstone mansion with a bullet through his head. First on the scene is Philo Vance, amateur detective, who is at once intrigued by the absence of Alvin's toupee and his false teeth. These odd clues set... read more
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This is book 1 of 11 in Philo Vance Murder Cases. (standard series)
Followed by The Canary Murder Case.
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- S. S. Van Dine (Author)
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Publication Date: 1926
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- Dewey: 813.52
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