{"product_id":"the-winter-murder-case-9781631942075","title":"The Winter Murder Case","description":"Like \u003ci\u003eThe Gracie Allen Murder Case\u003c\/i\u003e before it, \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e was first written as a screenplay, in this case a vehicle for the figure skater Sonja Henie. However, while Allen's scatterbrained persona made a charming foil for Philo's stuffed-shirt pretensions, Ms. Henie provided no such inspiration. Van Dine did not live long enough to see her outed as a Nazi supporter, but her ice-princess act offered less for Philo to play against. It should be noted that \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e was published posthumously to close out the series, and though it went to press without Van Dine's usual repeated revisions, it is true vintage Philo--utterly distinctive in style and its own very genuine kind of pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Dine, S. S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - S.S. Van Dine, pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939), was an American critic, editor, and the author of a series of best-selling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance.","brand":"Felony \u0026 Mayhem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482682364178,"sku":"9781631942075","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98b9430e-961b-4ec6-a4e9-487d8566d536.jpg?v=1730349149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-winter-murder-case-9781631942075","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}