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S S van Dine
(Willard Huntington Wright)
(1888 - 1939)Around 1925 Willard Huntington Wright, critic and writer, underwent a long illness. As part of his convalescence he wrote The Benson Murder Case, in which he created the character of Philo Vance, a master sleuth. So that the book would not be compared to his other works he adopted the pseudonym S.S. Van Dine. By the time The Canary Murder Case, the second in the series was published, Van Dine had become a best seller.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Philo Vance Murder Cases
1. The Benson Murder Case (1926)
2. The Canary Murder Case (1927)
3. The Greene Murder Case (1928)
4. The Bishop Murder Case (1928)
5. The Scarab Murder Case (1930)
6. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
7. The Dragon Murder Case (1933)
8. The Casino Murder Case (1934)
9. The Garden Murder Case (1938)
10. The Kidnap Murder Case (1936)
11. The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938)
aka The Smell of Murder
12. The Winter Murder Case (1939)
1. The Benson Murder Case (1926)
2. The Canary Murder Case (1927)
3. The Greene Murder Case (1928)
4. The Bishop Murder Case (1928)
5. The Scarab Murder Case (1930)
6. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
7. The Dragon Murder Case (1933)
8. The Casino Murder Case (1934)
9. The Garden Murder Case (1938)
10. The Kidnap Murder Case (1936)
11. The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938)
aka The Smell of Murder
12. The Winter Murder Case (1939)
Anthologies containing stories by S S van Dine
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