S. S. Van Dine (1888–1939)
Auteur de The Canary Murder Case
A propos de l'auteur
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Séries
Œuvres de S. S. Van Dine
Philo Vance : Four Complete Novels (Benson Murder Case / Canary Murder Case / Bishop Murder Case / Scarab Murder Case) (1984) 41 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 4: The Dragon Murder Case & The Casino Murder Case (2008) 9 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 2: The Greene Murder Case & The Bishop Murder Case (2007) 8 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 1: The Benson Murder Case & The 'Canary' Murder Case (2007) 8 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 3: The Scarab Murder Case & The Kennel Murder Case (2008) 7 exemplaires
Philo Vance 4 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 5: The Garden Murder Case & The Kidnap Murder Case (2008) 4 exemplaires
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 6: The Gracie Allen Murder Case & The Winter Murder Case (2008) 3 exemplaires
Philo Vance murder cases: The scarab murder case, The kennel murder case, The dragon murder case 3 exemplaires
The Kennel Murder Case | The Dragon Murder Case | The Garden Murder Case | The Kidnap Murder Case 2 exemplaires
Il caso Gracie Allen 1 exemplaire
The Benson Murder Case | The Casino Murder Case | The Garden Murder Case | The Kidnap Murder Case | The Winter Murder… (1962) 1 exemplaire
Rare Photoplay Edition S. S. Van Dine The Greene Murder Case Grosset & Dunlap 1928 [Hardcover] S. S. Van Dine 1 exemplaire
La serie sangrienta Philo Vance, experto en crimenes 1 exemplaire
Los crímenes del "Obispo" 1 exemplaire
El caso de los asesinatos del Obispo: Una aventura de Philo Vance (Literatura Reino de Cordelia) (Spanish Edition) (2020) 1 exemplaire
Sequestro di persona 1 exemplaire
Il mistero di casa Giardino 1 exemplaire
Van Dine S.S. (Willard Huntington Wright) 1 exemplaire
Novelas escogidas. Aguilar. 1980. 1 exemplaire
The Canary Murder Case | Mannequin | The Sapphire 1 exemplaire
A Philo Vance Weekend 1 exemplaire
THE FORUM EXHIBITION OF MODERN AMERICAN PAINTERS: MARCH THIRTEENTH TO MARCH TWENTY-FIFTH, 1916 - ON VIEW AT THE… 1 exemplaire
Philo Vance Omnibus Vol 2 1 exemplaire
What Nietzsche Taught 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
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Murder Plus: True Crime Stories from the Masters of Detective Fiction (1958) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Contributeur — 28 exemplaires
Death and Detection: The Bishop Murder Case, Death at Swaythling Court, The Season for Murder — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Wright, Willard Huntington
- Autres noms
- S. S. Van Dine
- Date de naissance
- 1887
- Date de décès
- 1939
- Lieu de sépulture
- New York, New York, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (birth)
New York, New York, USA (death)
Los Angeles, California, USA - Études
- Pomona College
Harvard University
St. Vincent College
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 58
- Aussi par
- 10
- Membres
- 2,407
- Popularité
- #10,657
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 89
- ISBN
- 265
- Langues
- 13
- Favoris
- 1
District Attorney John F-X. Markham has an offer for Philo Vance — “a brief vacation in ideal surroundings — winter, sports, pleasing company and a veritable mansion in which to relax.” In truth, it is a request by Carrington Rexton, owner of Rexton estate.
Seems the estate is full with many of son Richard’s friends. The influx of guests is due to a celebration of Richard’s return from Europe. Carrington is a big collector of fine gems stones and a nice selection of emeralds is the center piece of the collection. He isn’t comfortable or trusting with the strangers.
Vance’s detection expertise is shortly put to work.
Murder — two bodies, an international jewel their an invalided girl, a girl who ice skates like a dream, a variety of characters makes for a fascinating read. Set in 1939, it is being back in time.
A preface gives the reader the background of S.S. Van Dine. There is also a postface, “Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories” written by Van Dine. Another fun read…and informative.… (plus d'informations)