The "Canary" murder case

Name: The "Canary" murder case
Author: S. Van Dine

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Yes — read The "Canary" murder case by S. Van Dine in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is B2. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: B2
Length: 32 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

When the glamorous Margaret Odell, a famed figure of New York’s nightlife, is found strangled in a ransacked apartment, the baffling crime defies all logic—until the brilliant analyst Philo Vance steps in to unravel the dark, tangled mystery behind the “Canary” murder.

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