Amateur sleuth Philo Vance uses his innate analytical skills to solve four of the most puzzling murder cases ever to emerge from the district attorney's office in New York City. This dazzling collection of classic detective-mystery novels by S.S. Van Dine is his best ever. Vance, a handsome and charming aristocrat, acts as amicus curiae for District Attorney John F.-X. Marham during the investigations of these baffling cases. Each case is cleverly unraveled by Vance as his keen deductive reasoning prevails over the circumstantial evidence gathered by New York's homicide bureau. The stories contain illustrations of clues, apartment layouts, and other evidence pertaining to the details of each case....