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S. S. Van Dine (also styled S.S. Van Dine) is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939) when he wrote detective novels.
S.S. Van Dine (born Oct. 15, 1888, Charlottesville, Va., U.S.—died April 11, 1939, New York, N.Y.) was an American critic, editor, and author of a series of best-selling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance.
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S.S. Van Dine has 114 books on Goodreads with 17732 ratings. S.S. Van Dine’s most popular book is The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1).
S.S. Van Dine is the author of The Benson Murder Case (3.46 avg rating, 1415 ratings, 229 reviews, published 1926), The Bishop Murder Case (3.62 avg rati...
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The Benson Murder Case is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine, which became a best-seller. Genres Mystery Fiction Crime Classics Mystery Thriller New York Detective. ...more. 251 pages, Paperback.
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The Philo Vance series written by author S.S. Van Dine is comprised of 12 books in total published between 1926 and 1939. Each of the novels of this series is based on a different murder case and features Philo Vance as the chief investigator in all of the cases.
Jan 10, 2019 · 1. The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described. 2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be placed on the...
