{"product_id":"the-garden-murder-case-9781631942051","title":"The Garden Murder Case","description":"According to one review, Garden runs on \"passion, avarice, ambition and horse-racing.\" It also runs on pure 1930s octane, because this is a classic house-party murder mystery, that staple of the Golden Age. As befitting a Philo yarn, of course, it's a very Manhattan house-party, with an actress and a socialite on hand, and a bookie on the telephone. There's also a losing bet on the ponies, and an ensuing suicide...but Philo, natch, is not sure just who pulled the trigger. A joy, as always, for readers who delight in Philo's spectacular brand of awfulness--is there anyone snootier' Snobbier' More taken with himself'--but also for fans of the Impossible Crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS.S. Van Dine, pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright, (1888-1939) was an American critic, editor, and author of a series of best-selling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Felony \u0026 Mayhem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510511898898,"sku":"9781631942051","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc8a81b2-8959-4cf1-9863-677079535645.jpg?v=1730927491","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-garden-murder-case-9781631942051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}