The Gracie Allen Murder Case Insomniac Press The atmosphere is thick with

The atmosphere is thick with danger

She is the mother of three children and lives in Washington

As threats bear down on the Republic from all sides

Among students of military history

Maps and charts to add historic and geographic dimension

The Gracie Allen Murder Case Insomniac Press The atmosphere is thick withGracie Allen 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