{"product_id":"the-gracie-allen-murder-case-paperback","title":"The Gracie Allen Murder Case - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. S. Van Dine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGracie Allen\u003c\/i\u003e breaks the Philo Phormula in a number of ways. First is its title: this is the only book in the series to modify \"Murder Case\" with more than one word, much less with the name of a character. And then there's that character: Gracie Allen was a very real, much-loved comedienne in the 1930s, famous for her double act with George Burns, and in fact the plot revolves around her. Gracie's centrality is no accident: Van Dine wrote the story as a vehicle for Allen, and actually created the novel only after the film had come out. So do all these departures pay off? We'd be lying if we said that \u003ci\u003eGracie\u003c\/i\u003e hits every single mark, but Van Dine does a surprisingly entertaining job of translating Ms. Allen's delicious Ditzy Blonde persona to the page, and she makes a charming foil for Philo's evergreen erudition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.87 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52159621365991,"sku":"9781631942068","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/965e6976b8743877abd221279fc8009b.webp?v=1780546045","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gracie-allen-murder-case-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}