 The Kennel Murder Caseby S. S. Van Dine Publication Date: December 1, 1946 Pages: 243 Genre: Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Bantam PressArcher Coe, a collector of Chinese ceramics, is found dead in his bedroom, the only door to which is securely bolted on the inside. District Attorney John F.-X. Markham and Sergeant Heath of the Homicide Bureau--and even the Medical Examiner--regard Coe's death as suicide. But Philo Vance soon proves that it is a sinister and subtly concocted murder. The circumstances surrounding it are so mysterious and contradictory that, for a while, no solution seems possible. But in the end Philo Vance, through his knowledge of Chinese ceramics and Scottish terriers, brings the case to a conclusion as satisfactory as it is startling.
The story moves swiftly, one mystery crowding another. For sheer action and suspense, and for interesting
characterization, it is one of the very best of Van Dine's incomparable Philo Vance novels.
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I bought this way back during Bouchercon, and it came sealed in a plastic bag, where it’s remained until last night, when I opened it up and started reading it. When I opened it, I found a funny/interesting little left-behind by, I’m assuming, the previous owner:
MT and I were able to read most of it, but not really make a lot of sense out of it. Obviously the previous owner intended to write a review and these are their notes. I thought it was fun and figured I would share.
I’m only a few chapters in, but so far it’s reading as if it will be fun – a bit of tongue-in-cheek fabulousness combined with a locked room mystery.
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