The Kennel Murder Case
by S. S. Van Dineliterary work· published 1933
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The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 murder mystery novel written by S. S. Van Dine with fictional detective Philo Vance investigating a complex locked-room mystery. One of the Coe brothers is found dead in his bedroom, locked from the inside, and the other brother is found dead the next morning in the downstairs closet. There is also the clue of a wounded Scottish Terrier, a shy Doberman Pinscher, a mysteriously broken piece of priceless Chinese porcelain, and a cast of suspicious family members, servants and associates. Philo Vance solves the case based on his knowledge of dog breeding, Chinese porcelain and the annals of remarkable antique crimes. See The Kennel Murder Case (film) A Warner Bros. film version of The Kennel Murder Case appeared in 1933.
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The Kennel Murder Case was adapted into a 1933 film.
