The Dragon Murder Case: A Philo Vance Mystery (A Scribner Crime Classic) [Paperback]

S. S. Van Dine (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 311 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co; First Thus edition (April 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684183803
• ISBN-13: 978-0684183800
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,274,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic mystery, July 9, 1998

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This review is from: The Dragon Murder Case: A Philo Vance Mystery (A Scribner Crime Classic) (Paperback)

This is a great, classic detective story. Written in 1933, it captures characters of 1933 New York City well. Fun to read. Fun classic characters: a suspicious butler, a crazy old lady kept safe in an upper floor apartment of an old mansion. Really a good mystery. This is the first Philo Vance mystery I have read - now I want to try the others.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dated but fun, May 24, 2009

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C. Mundroff (Ellicott City, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dragon Murder Case: A Philo Vance Mystery (A Scribner Crime Classic) (Paperback)

The setting stayed with me long after I finished reading the book. Actually the setting was my favorite aspect of the book. Set in a old estate in 1920's Bronx, which is now a park, the accompanying map delineates actual roads, fort artifacts, and "indian caves" still extant. But the action is dated and really quite silly. Yet, if one pictures the story as portrayed by an old (old, old) film then it can be enjoyed as a bit of nostalgia.