The “Canary” Murder Case

About this eBook

Author

Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939

Title

The "Canary" murder case

Original Publication

United States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927.

Credits

Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter.

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70788

Release Date

May 17, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The “Canary” Murder Case — Contents — Introductory — Characters of the Book
2. 2.CHAPTER I. The “Canary”
3. 3.CHAPTER II. Footprints in the Snow
4. 4.CHAPTER III. The Murder
5. 5.CHAPTER IV. The Print of a Hand
6. 6.CHAPTER V. The Bolted Door
7. 7.CHAPTER VI. A Call for Help
8. 8.CHAPTER VII. A Nameless Visitor
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII. The Invisible Murderer
10. 10.CHAPTER IX. The Pack in Full Cry
11. 11.CHAPTER X. A Forced Interview
12. 12.CHAPTER XI. Seeking Information
13. 13.CHAPTER XII. Circumstantial Evidence
14. 14.CHAPTER XIII. An Erstwhile Gallant
15. 15.CHAPTER XIV. Vance Outlines a Theory
16. 16.CHAPTER XV. Four Possibilities
17. 17.CHAPTER XVI. Significant Disclosures
18. 18.CHAPTER XVII. Checking an Alibi
19. 19.CHAPTER XVIII. The Trap
20. 20.CHAPTER XIX. The Doctor Explains
21. 21.CHAPTER XX. A Midnight Witness
22. 22.CHAPTER XXI. A Contradiction in Dates
23. 23.CHAPTER XXII. A Telephone Call
24. 24.CHAPTER XXIII. The Ten O’Clock Appointment
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIV. An Arrest
26. 26.CHAPTER XXV. Vance Demonstrates
27. 27.CHAPTER XXVI. Reconstructing the Crime
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVII. A Game of Poker
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVIII. The Guilty Man
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIX. Beethoven’s “Andante”
31. 31.CHAPTER XXX. The End — Endnotes — Transcriber’s Notes

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