tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post915518747582435147..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: PHILO VANCE and "The Ugly End" (1941)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-18582327295107658722019-03-02T22:17:13.433-08:002019-03-02T22:17:13.433-08:00I read The Gracie Allen Murder Case, and Van Dine ...I read The Gracie Allen Murder Case, and Van Dine failed to capture her character. Skip that one, too.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-61834198850690893802019-03-02T20:59:20.380-08:002019-03-02T20:59:20.380-08:00In case nobody but me reads Van Dine anymore, the ...In case nobody but me reads Van Dine anymore, the story is a crude amalgam of character names and plot elements from the 2nd Philo Vance (Canary Murder Case - the "Canary" was a nightclub singer, not a woman named "Canary") with the alibi gimmick from the 1st (Benson Murder Case). Now you can skip reading both of them, which I recommend.Art Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334930459109747106noreply@blogger.com