▁Representatives <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sc arab ▁Mur der ▁Case ▁( 1 9 2 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁classic ▁wh od unit ▁written ▁by ▁S . ▁S . ▁Van ▁D ine . ▁In ▁this ▁book , ▁detect ive ▁Phil o ▁V ance ' s ▁murder ▁investigation ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁home ▁that ▁doubles ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁of ▁Egypt ology , ▁and ▁the ▁solution ▁depends ▁in ▁part ▁on ▁V ance ' s ▁extensive ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁history ▁and ▁custom s , ▁which ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁sort ▁through ▁suggestions ▁of ▁god ly ▁ven ge ance ▁and ▁reve al ▁the ▁mis dire ctions ▁perpet r ated ▁by ▁the ▁real ▁murder er . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁significance ▁and ▁criticism ▁Some ▁review ers ▁" w ere ▁dis g usted ▁by ▁the ▁author ' s ▁bland ▁ins ult s ▁to ▁the ▁reader ' s ▁intelligence ▁-- ▁e . g ., ▁the ▁heavy ▁Egypt ian ▁statue ▁in ▁the ▁gallery , ▁up ended ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁p enc il ▁and ▁convenient ly ▁to pp ling ▁on ▁the ▁designed ▁victim . ▁By ▁that ▁date ▁they ▁were ▁fed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁whole ▁bag ▁of ▁tr icks , ▁which ▁success ive ▁settings ▁did ▁not ▁re ju ven ate ." ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁The ▁Sc arab ▁Mur der ▁Case ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁star red ▁Wil fr id ▁Hy de - White ▁as ▁V ance . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Text ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁from ▁Project ▁G uten berg , ▁Australia ▁Review ed ▁by ▁Mary ▁Re ed ▁on ▁the