The Gracie Allen Murder Case - (Philo Vance) by S S Van Dine (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Vance looks into a nightclub murder, with comic "help" from Gracie Allen, appearing here as a young woman who works in a perfume factory"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Gracie Allen</i> 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 was a very real, much-loved comedienne in the 1930s, famous for her double act with George Burns, and in fact the plot revolves around her. Gracie's centrality is no accident: Van Dine wrote the story as a vehicle for Allen, and actually created the novel only after the film had come out. So do all these departures pay off? We'd be lying if we said that <i>Gracie</i> hits every single mark, but Van Dine does a surprisingly entertaining job of translating Ms. Allen's delicious Ditzy Blonde persona to the page, and she makes a charming foil for Philo's evergreen erudition.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Mr. Van Dine's amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature." --<i>Chicago Daily Tribune</i><br>
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