S. S. Van Dine

The Bishop Murder Case (a Philo Vance Detective Story) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This early work by S. S. Van Dine was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Bishop 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 cultivate contacts he had made in the literary world. At the age of twenty-one, Wright began his professional writing career as literary editor of the Los Angeles Times. In 1926, Wright published his first S. S. Van Dine novel, The Benson Murder Case. Wright went on to write eleven more mysteries. The first few books about his upper-class amateur sleuth, Philo Vance, were so popular that Wright became wealthy for the first time in his life. His later books declined in popularity as the reading public's tastes in mystery fiction changed, but during the late twenties and early thirties his work was very successful.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473379855
• Artikelnr.: 74108790

Autorenporträt

S. S. Van Dine was the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939), an American art critic, editor, and novelist whose influence on Golden Age detective fiction remains profound. Trained as a literary critic and steeped in art and philosophy, Wright turned to mystery writing during a period of convalescence-and reinvented himself as one of the most sophisticated voices in the genre.In 1926, he introduced the world to Philo Vance, the aristocratic amateur sleuth whose razor intellect, biting wit, and refined tastes set him apart from more conventional detectives. Beginning with The Benson Murder Case, Van Dine's novels quickly became international bestsellers, praised for their intricate plotting, psychological depth, and stylish prose.Beyond the page, Van Dine's influence extended to the silver screen. His Philo Vance mysteries inspired a series of popular Hollywood films in the 1930s, starring actors such as William Powell, Basil Rathbone, and Warren William. Today, his work endures as both an essential part of American crime fiction history and a window into the glittering yet shadowed world of 1920s New York high society.S. S. Van Dine remains celebrated as one of the leading architects of the classic detective novel, bridging the gap between puzzle-driven whodunits and the more character-driven mysteries that would follow.