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The Winter Murder Case   Author(s) S. S. Van Dine Country United States Language English Series Philo Vance Genre(s) Mystery novel Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons Publication date 1939 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 174 pp ISBN NA Preceded by The Gracie Allen Murder Case The Winter Murder Case (1939) is a Philo Vance novella that S. S. Van Dine intended to expand into his twelfth full length book, a project cut short by his death. The Winter Murder Case seems especially similar to the B mystery movies of the 1930s, a cross between Van Dine's usual style and the film style. It was intended as a vehicle for Sonja Henie. Van Dine's last two books were intended as Hollywood scenarios. Both are shorter than Van Dine's typical novels. Literary significance and criticism The decline in the last six Vance books is so steep that the critic who called the ninth of them one more stitch in his literary shroud was not overstating the case."[1] This is (Van Dine's) last work, left in an only semi-expanded outline form at the time of his death. Philo Vance is still the detective but the pseudo-scholarly footnotes are not in evidence nor is the pearl-handled telephone. In fact, this short book is pleasant reading; add your own nostalgia if you wish."[2] External links The text of the novel is available here from Project Gutenberg, Australia. Also contained in this file is the author's essay, "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories". References ^ Symons, Julian, Bloody Murder, London: Faber and Faber 1972, with revisions in Penguin Books 1974, ISBN 0 14 003794 2 ^ Barzun, Jacques and Taylor, Wendell Hertig. A Catalogue of Crime. New York: Harper & Row. 1971, revised and enlarged edition 1989. ISBN 0-06-015796-8 v · d · ePhilo Vance novels by S. S. Van Dine The Benson Murder Case (1926) · The Canary Murder Case (1927) · The Greene Murder Case (1928) · The Bishop Murder Case (1929) · The Scarab Murder Case (1930) · The Kennel Murder Case (1933) · The Dragon Murder Case (1934) · The Casino Murder Case (1934) · The Garden Murder Case (1935) · The Kidnap Murder Case (1936) · The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) · The Winter Murder Case (1939) This article about a mystery novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e