S. S. Van Dine

The Bishop Murder Case (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Philo Vance unravels rhymes in a deadly key. "Without question one of Van Dine's finest achievements. . . his construction of plot is really quite superb" ( Tipping My Fedora). After solving the Greene murders, Philo Vance has taken a well-earned holiday in Switzerland. Returning to New York City he finds his old chum, District Attorney Anthony Markham, up against a bizarre series of murders inspired by children's nursery rhymes. The first murder, involving a beautiful young woman and a private archery range, was apparently based on "Who Killed Cock Robin?"; it is followed by more hideous deaths referencing "Mother Goose." But Philo Vance is not a man to be fobbed off with points to juvenilia. Markham and his colleagues may be worried that a certain Mr. H. Dumpty is riding for a great fall, but Philo Vance suspects a connection to a rather more sophisticated writer. In this "classic detective novel... a splendid example of the form... the game [is] played full out and to splendid effect" ( Mystery File). Praise for the Philo Vance series "With his highbrow manner and his parade of encyclopedic learning, Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine." - The New York Times "The Philo Vance novels were well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers... the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society and style of writing." - Mystery Scene "Outrageous cleverness... among the finest fruits of the Golden Age." - Bloody Murder

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Felony & Mayhem Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631941924
• Artikelnr.: 63135088

Autorenporträt

S. S. Van Dine (1888-1939) was the pseudonym for writer Willard Huntington Wright. He was an American art critic, editor, and author of bestselling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance.