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  • The Benson Murder Case

    Philo Vance is a snobbish art collector who happens to be the longtime friend of John Markham, the New York County District Attorney. When a wealthy Wall Street broker is found shot in his own home, Vance finds himself drawn into the case. Seeing both Markham and the police content to accept the superficial evidence of the crime scene, Vance must intervene, and elucidate an entirely different ... Read more

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  • The Canary Murder Case

    In the offices of the Homicide Bureau of the Detective Division of the New York Police Department, on the third floor of the Police Headquarters building in Center Street, there is a large steel filing cabinet; and within it, among thousands of others of its kind, there reposes a small green index-card on which is typed: “ODELL, MARGARET. 184 West 71st Street. Sept. 10. Murder: Strangled about 11 ... Read more

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  • The Greene Murder Case

    It has long been a source of wonder to me why the leading criminological writers—men like Edmund Lester Pearson, H. B. Irving, Filson Young, Canon Brookes, William Bolitho, and Harold Eaton—have not devoted more space to the Greene tragedy; for here, surely, is one of the outstanding murder mysteries of modern times—a case practically unique in the annals of latter-day crime. And yet I realize, as ... Read more

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  • The Benson Murder Case

    "The Benson Murder Case" by S. S. VAN DINE is a classic work that represents the essence of its genre. This book offers readers an engaging experience, reflecting the author’s distinctive style, depth, and vision. ... Read more

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  • The S. S. Van Dine Collection. Philo Vance Mysteries (4 Books). Illustrated

    The Benson Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, The Bishop Murder Case

    Step into the world of sophisticated detective fiction with The S. S. Van Dine Collection, featuring four of the most thrilling cases from the celebrated Philo Vance series. This beautifully illustrated edition brings together The Benson Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, and The Bishop Murder Case—each a masterpiece of Golden Age crime fiction. Philo Vance, a brilliant ... Read more

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  • The Detective Novel

    An Essay on Great Detective Stories

    Delve into the intricate world of the crime fiction genre as S. S. Van Dine provides an in-depth analysis and critique of what makes a great detective story.In this essay, S. S. Van Dine examines the various elements that make a brilliant detective novel, including plot, characterisation, and setting. Exploring the works of famous detective novelists such as Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, ... Read more

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  • The Benson Murder Case

    Series Book 1 - Philo Vance
    A Golden Age mystery featuring one of America's most popular detectives of page and screen, "the perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age" ( CrimeReads).New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, gleaming skyscrapers reaching for the heavens, and the hot notes of the jazz bands rising even higher. Drinking it like the finest French champagne is Philo Vance, an expert in art with the deepest ... Read more

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  • The Greene Murder Case

    Series Book 3 - Philo Vance
    In this classic 1920s mystery, a wealthy dilettante turned amateur sleuth must determine who wants to kill off one of Manhattan's greatest families.Chester Greene has come to the office of New York District Attorney John Markham in need of help. Someone broke into his family's East Side mansion, shot one of his sisters dead, and left another sister wounded. The police believe it to be the work of ... Read more

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  • The Bishop Murder Case

    A classic Golden Age detective novel featuring intellectual puzzles and methodical crime investigation. ... Read more

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  • The Benson Murder Case

    This book contains S. S. Van Dine’s 1926 mystery novel, "The Benson Murder Case". When a baffling murder case piques the interest of New York dilettante Philo Vance, he offers his assistance to the police, and his friend - District Attorney Markham. After reconstructing the crime, Vance is able to determine the murderer’s height and, together with Markham, sets of to investigate the victim's love ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Canary Murder Case, The

    by SS Van Dine ...
    Narrated by Michael Ward ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 47 min

    "A model of everything a detective story should be – a monument, a cathedral amongst detective stories." -Arnold Palmer in the London Sphere."It is difficult now to grasp the extent of Van Dine's success in America, and to a much lesser extent in Britain. ... Van Dine's second book was on the American best-seller lists for months ... It was said that he had lifted the detective story on to the ... Read more

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  • The Canary Murder Case (a Philo Vance Detective Story)

    This early work by S. S. Van Dine was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The "Canary" Murder Case' is one of Van Dine's novels of crime and mystery. S. S. Van Dine was born Willard Huntington Wright in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1888. He attended St. Vincent College, Pomona College and Harvard University, but failed to graduate, leaving to ... Read more

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