title: The Winter Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story (Otto Penzler's Classic American Mystery Library)
author:  S. S. Van Dine 
description: The Winter Murder Case (1939) is a Philo Vance novella that S. S. Van Dine intended to expand into his twelfth full length book, a project cut short by his death. The Winter Murder Case seems especially similar to the B mystery movies of the 1930s, a cross between Van Dine's usual style and the film style. It was intended as a vehicle for Sonja Henie.
zlib_text: ## About the Book
  
  
  Denton, 1984. After a morning’s betting at the races, bookmaker George Price
  is found in his car, barely alive with a bullet in his head. As he’s rushed to
  hospital, Detective Inspector Jack Frost and the Denton police force start
  their hunt for the would-be murderer.
  
  
  But with a long list of enemies who might want the bookie dead, the team have
  got their work cut out. And with a slew of other crimes hitting the area, from
  counterfeit goods to a violent drugs gang swamping Denton with cheap heroin,
  the stakes have never been higher.
  
  
  Will Frost find the answers he’s looking for before things go from bad to
  worse?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  [Cover](kindle:embed:0001?mime=image/jpg)
  
  
  [About the Book](part0000.html#abt001)
  
  
  [Title Page](part0002.html#pgiii)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0003.html#prologue)
  
  
  [Friday (1)](part0004.html#chapter001)
  
  
  [Friday (2)](part0005.html#chapter002)
  
  
  [Friday (3)](part0006.html#chapter003)
  
  
  [Friday (4)](part0007.html#chapter004)
  
  
  [Saturday (1)