The Van Dine, S. S. 1888-1939 creator Stoops, Herbert Morton 1887-1948 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats 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.) 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 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 PS New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 30026602 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001189074 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78655 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001189074 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78655 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134826.0 78655