01795cam a22003853u 4500 78655 UtSlPG 20260610134826.0 m cr n 260607r20261930utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 30026602 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939 The scarab murder case Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarab_Murder_Case Release date is 2026-05-11 an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer The Scarab Murder Case (1930) is a classic whodunit written by S. S. Van Dine. In this book, detective Philo Vance's murder investigation takes place in a private home that doubles as a museum of Egyptology, and the solution depends in part on Vance's extensive knowledge of Egyptian history and customs, which enable him to sort through suggestions of godly vengeance and reveal the misdirections perpetrated by the real murderer. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) Originally published: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 Detective and mystery stories Egyptologists -- Fiction Vance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction Stoops, Herbert Morton, 1887-1948 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001189074 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78655 119373 119373