Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead. When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes the threat seriously while the DA dismisses it. At the casino owned by Uncle Kinkaid, Lynn is indeed poisoned under the watchful eye of Philo. However, he recovers, but the same cannot be said for Lynn's wife Virginia, who is at the family home.
Only a family member could have poisoned Lynn and Virginia and everyone has their dark motives. Philo will follow the clues and find the perpetrator. Rosalind Russell saves this movie from being just another '30s mystery out of the mystery machine. Paul Lukas, despite his panache is not a good Philo Vance because of his accent.
This is more of a romantic "screwball comedy" type of film than a mystery, but taken in that aspect, it's pretty good. The auction scenes and Alison Skipworth are wonderful. The chemistry between the unflappable Russell and Mr. Lukas is really neat, although in the novels romance never got in the way of a good murder. Ernest Heath never got a fair shake. In the books he was never quite the boob portrayed on the screen.
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Not bad with some then current facts about the state of science on poisons and on heavy water are interesting. Per scrivere romanzi del genere ci sono leggi molto precise: May 26, Rick Mills rated it it was amazing Shelves: This mystery is quite enjoyable for a S. Philo Vance is more human and less pedantic than we have seen him in previous books, with none of the long, diversionary sermons on antiquities or other unrelated topics.
As this is the eighth book in the series, perhaps the writer had taken some contemporary reviews did they review books in ? The plot takes on an interesting twist as suspicion is placed in one direction, and it appears the soluti This mystery is quite enjoyable for a S. The plot takes on an interesting twist as suspicion is placed in one direction, and it appears the solution is at hand - but at the last moment it turns out to be a false trail.
The final scene contains high tension and an alarming development as Vance unmasks the killer. Sep 08, Mmyoung rated it did not like it Shelves: Warning--although the murderer is not identified by name in this review it does spoil aspects of the book. My short review of this book: By this point in the Philo Vance series S. Vance is allowed free rein at the crime scene and with suspects in a way that would make any defense lawyer ecstatic.
Members of Warning--although the murderer is not identified by name in this review it does spoil aspects of the book. Members of the police force do little other than appeal to Vance for direction and he searches crime scenes, pockets evidence and interrogates witnesses without legal or police officials present. The person who any competent police officer would have suspected as having done the crime did indeed commit it. The rawest of police officers would have cut through the nonsense in the first 24 hours and actually been able to arrest the culprit. Indeed, given the way in which Vance described his preparations for that last showdown I wonder if Vance himself could have been charged with reckless endangerment.
Neither do I find the portrait of Vance as a super detective to be convincing. Vance appears to be more competent than the police because generally the police either do nothing or behave in patently incompetent ways. For example, the police are called to the house of woman who may have been murdered or may have committed suicide. The suicide note was typewritten. The police do not get a typing sample from the machine in the house let alone secure the machine.
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Matters of police routine are routinely not carried out and thus obvious clues and pieces of evidence lie waiting for Vance to find them hours, and sometimes days, after the initial discovery of the crime. Without those instructions what the reader might note is that Vance is not particularly good at his job and it is no surprise that the DA, who used his power to interject Vance into police investigations, served only one term in office.
Aug 07, Bev rated it liked it Shelves: I can always count on Philo Vance to deliver the goods in his detectin' his lack of "g," not mine. Another great series finished. I will say this without giving too much away, in case anyone out there is dying to try this one out Or at least an interesting twist on what the murderer wanted you to think had happened. I actually got the method before Vance did this time--unusual with these stories. Glad I had this one to read and take the bad taste of the sonnet book out of my mind. Three and a half stars out of five.
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Tradizionale ambientazione a New York, stavolta con la variante del Kinkaid Casino, dove si svolgono la scena iniziale e l'epilogo. Meno pirotecnico dei precedenti, quasi realistico, il romanzo soffre per qualche in congruenza, rimandendo comunque una piacevole lettura. Mar 03, Susan rated it liked it Shelves: Philo Vance receives an anonymous letter suggesting that he be at an illegal casino at a certain time. When he arrives, he sees the man he was charged with watching collapse. Fortunately, the poisoning was not fatal, but he soon learns that the victim's wife died at approximately the same time, also of poison.
Yes, Vance is back exploring the life and hard times of a wealthy, eccentric family. The presence among the family friends of a young chemist and mathematician gives Vance an opportunity t Philo Vance receives an anonymous letter suggesting that he be at an illegal casino at a certain time.
The presence among the family friends of a young chemist and mathematician gives Vance an opportunity to show off his scientific knowledge. Jan 12, Laura Rye rated it it was amazing. Another great Philo Vance mystery I got 6 new publication books for the holidaysbut I'm waiting for the next s Philo Vance book to show up in the mail Aug 24, Lisa Kucharski rated it liked it.
A fun read, but the introduction tends to give away a lot of ideas so you can figure out the murderer fairly easily.
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That being said, it is interesting since there are a number of twists that are very interesting and help create suspense. Feb 20, Lynne rated it it was ok Shelves: Philo Vance is a famous sleuth, but not really my cup of tea. Good for people who like psychological mysteries. Apr 07, Vikas Datta rated it really liked it.