"THE CASINO MURDER CASE" A PHILO VANCE MYSTERY. BY: S. S. VAN DINE. 1934

This mystery novel "THE CASINO MURDER CASE" begins in a Manhattan mansion casino. With all of it's lush and ornate furnishings, it is the backdrop for three poisonings. The district attorney is baffled, and he calls on his close friend PHILO VANCE to aid in the solving of the mysteries. PHILO VANCE is a socially prominent amateur detective, who employs his knowledge of psychology to solve seemingly unsolvable mysteries. The PHILO VANCE mysteries are not only great reads, they are also challenging reads. I have a dictionary handy to look up some of the vocabulary used by the author.