The Benson Murder Case

by

S. S. Van Dine

Contents

I.[Philo Vance at Home]
II.[At the Scene of the Crime]
III.[A Lady’s Hand-bag]
IV.[The Housekeeper’s Story]
V.[Gathering Information]
VI.[Vance Offers an Opinion]
VII.[Reports and an Interview]
VIII.[Vance Accepts a Challenge]
IX.[The Height of the Murderer]
X.[Eliminating a Suspect]
XI.[A Motive and a Threat]
XII.[The Owner of a Colt-.45]
XIII.[The Grey Cadillac]
XIV.[Links in the Chain]
XV.[“Pfyfe—Personal”]
XVI.[Admissions and Suppressions]
XVII.[The Forged Check]
XVIII.[A Confession]
XIX.[Vance Cross-examines]
XX.[A Lady Explains]
XXI.[Sartorial Revelations]
XXII.[Vance Outlines a Theory]
XXIII.[Checking an Alibi]
XXIV.[The Arrest]
XXV.[Vance Explains His Methods]

“Mr. Mason,” he said, “I wish to thank you for my life.”

“Sir,” said Mason, “I had no interest in your life. The adjustment of your problem was the only thing of interest to me.”

Frontispiece

PHILO VANCE.
From a drawing by Herbert Stoops.