Scarab Murder Case

These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "murder." "Classic, almost textbook, golden age detective fiction. The plotting is ingenious and fiendishly convoluted." —Vintage Pop FictionsIn 1922, English anthropologist Howard Carter discovered the long-hidden tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the world went Egypt-crazy. Just a few years later, New York is not immune to the craze, and even Philo Vance, that emin...