The "Canary" Murder Case

1927. A Broadway singer nicknamed "the Canary" is found strangled in her ransacked apartment, jewelry missing, the scene suggesting a robbery gone wrong. But amateur sleuth Philo Vance suspects otherwise. The killing was too precise, too deliberate. With Manhattan's elite social circle as his backdrop, Vance must determine which member of the Canary's world had both motive and nerve to commit murder. Vance, the refined dilettante with an encyclopedic knowledge of art and human nature, returns to unravel a puzzle wrapped in deception. He matches wits with District Attorney Markham, questions the frightened maid who discovered the body, and probes the secrets of a woman whose charm masked something far darker. Each interview reveals another layer of lies, another potential suspect with something to hide. The novel that broke all publishing records for detective fiction, The "Canary" Murder Case captures 1920s New York at its most glamorous and most dangerous. For readers who love golden age puzzles, intricate character studies, and detectives who think their way to truth rather than simply chasing it.