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The Benson Murder Case

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Series Book 1 - Philo Vance
A Golden Age mystery featuring one of America's most popular detectives of page and screen, "the perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age" ( CrimeReads).New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, gleaming skyscrapers reaching for the heavens, and the hot notes of the jazz bands rising even higher. Drinking it like the finest French champagne is Philo Vance, an expert in art with the deepest ... Read more

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A Golden Age mystery featuring one of America's most popular detectives of page and screen, "the perfect sleuth for the Jazz Age" ( CrimeReads).New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, gleaming skyscrapers reaching for the heavens, and the hot notes of the jazz bands rising even higher. Drinking it like the finest French champagne is Philo Vance, an expert in art with the deepest
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The Bishop Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 4 - Philo Vance
In this classic 1920s mystery, a debonair aristocrat turned amateur sleuth searches New York City for a killer drawing inspiration from nursery rhymes.Renaissance dandy Philo Vance has an insatiable hunger for complicated puzzles to solve. He frequently serves as an informal advisor to the police on demanding cases. And once again, New York District Attorney John Markham has quite a case for Vance ... Read more

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In this classic 1920s mystery, a debonair aristocrat turned amateur sleuth searches New York City for a killer drawing inspiration from nursery rhymes.Renaissance dandy Philo Vance has an insatiable hunger for complicated puzzles to solve. He frequently serves as an informal advisor to the police on demanding cases. And once again, New York District Attorney John Markham has quite a case for Vance
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The Greene Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 3 - Philo Vance
"Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age" featuring amateur sleuth Philo Vance—from the author of The Canary Murder Case (Bloody Murder).Members of the Greene family keep dying while the pool of possible perpetrators keeps shrinking. Philo Vance—the independently wealthy, staggeringly brilliant, not remotely modest (and did we mention handsome?) amateur sleuth—uses ... Read more

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"Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age" featuring amateur sleuth Philo Vance—from the author of The Canary Murder Case (Bloody Murder).Members of the Greene family keep dying while the pool of possible perpetrators keeps shrinking. Philo Vance—the independently wealthy, staggeringly brilliant, not remotely modest (and did we mention handsome?) amateur sleuth—uses
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The Canary Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 2 - Philo Vance
Amateur sleuth Philo Vance returns in the bestselling Golden Age mystery that "lifted the detective story on to the plane of a fine art" (Bloody Murder).Let us begin by promising that no actual birds are harmed in this story. The Canary of the title is Margaret Odell, once a showgirl in the Ziegfeld Follies, more recently an occasional nightclub singer and professional good time. When she is ... Read more

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Amateur sleuth Philo Vance returns in the bestselling Golden Age mystery that "lifted the detective story on to the plane of a fine art" (Bloody Murder).Let us begin by promising that no actual birds are harmed in this story. The Canary of the title is Margaret Odell, once a showgirl in the Ziegfeld Follies, more recently an occasional nightclub singer and professional good time. When she is
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The Scarab Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 5 - Philo Vance
These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "murder." "Classic, almost textbook, golden age detective fiction. The plotting is ingenious and fiendishly convoluted." — Vintage Pop FictionsIn 1922, English anthropologist Howard Carter discovered the long-hidden tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the world went Egypt-crazy. Just a few years later, New York is not immune to the craze, and even Philo Vance, that ... Read more

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These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "murder." "Classic, almost textbook, golden age detective fiction. The plotting is ingenious and fiendishly convoluted." — Vintage Pop FictionsIn 1922, English anthropologist Howard Carter discovered the long-hidden tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the world went Egypt-crazy. Just a few years later, New York is not immune to the craze, and even Philo Vance, that
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The Bishop Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 4 - Philo Vance
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 ... Read more

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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
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The Winter Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 12 - Philo Vance
A murder in the mountains is the latest case for the Manhattan detective famed for his "highbrow manner and parade of encyclopedic learning" ( The New York Times).Wealthy and worldly-wise detective Philo Vance has been asked to keep watch at a house party in the snowy Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he encounters an assortment of guests ranging from a treasure hunter to a race car ... Read more

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A murder in the mountains is the latest case for the Manhattan detective famed for his "highbrow manner and parade of encyclopedic learning" ( The New York Times).Wealthy and worldly-wise detective Philo Vance has been asked to keep watch at a house party in the snowy Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where he encounters an assortment of guests ranging from a treasure hunter to a race car
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The Dragon Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 7 - Philo Vance
A whodunit that "presents a good puzzle, and that, according to Mr. Vance and his tens of thousands of readers, is what murder mystery books are for" ( The New York Times).No question, The Dragon Murder Case showcases Our Philo at his most supremely irritating. The book is set at a Manhattan mansion complete with picturesque pool. Into that pool dives Sanford Montague, never to be seen again. ... Read more

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A whodunit that "presents a good puzzle, and that, according to Mr. Vance and his tens of thousands of readers, is what murder mystery books are for" ( The New York Times).No question, The Dragon Murder Case showcases Our Philo at his most supremely irritating. The book is set at a Manhattan mansion complete with picturesque pool. Into that pool dives Sanford Montague, never to be seen again.
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The Kidnap Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 10 - Philo Vance
When a playboy is abducted, the highly educated detective "reveals himself as a gun-fighter who can pump hot lead with the best of them" ( The New York Times).Recently returned from a refreshing sojourn in Egypt and on his way out the door to enjoy a dog show, Philo Vance is stopped in his tracks by a visit from the New York district attorney. Notorious gambler and ne'er-do-well Kaspar Kenting has ... Read more

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When a playboy is abducted, the highly educated detective "reveals himself as a gun-fighter who can pump hot lead with the best of them" ( The New York Times).Recently returned from a refreshing sojourn in Egypt and on his way out the door to enjoy a dog show, Philo Vance is stopped in his tracks by a visit from the New York district attorney. Notorious gambler and ne'er-do-well Kaspar Kenting has
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The Garden Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 9 - Philo Vance
A horse race turns into a murder case . . . "Mr. Van Dine's amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature." — Chicago Daily TribuneAristocratic detective Philo Vance has gotten an anonymous invitation to a New York rooftop garden, where a group of wealthy friends gather to listen to the horse races. But on the night Vance attends, a guest dies of ... Read more

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A horse race turns into a murder case . . . "Mr. Van Dine's amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature." — Chicago Daily TribuneAristocratic detective Philo Vance has gotten an anonymous invitation to a New York rooftop garden, where a group of wealthy friends gather to listen to the horse races. But on the night Vance attends, a guest dies of
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 11 - Philo Vance
The beloved 1930s comedienne becomes the famed detective's sidekick in the series that "transport[s] the reader back to a long-gone era of society" ( Mystery Scene).During a glamorous night on the town, Gracie Allen finds a dead body—and a cigarette case nearby that belongs to her date for the evening. Detective Philo Vance is on the scene, but questioning Gracie is causing more confusion than ... Read more

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The beloved 1930s comedienne becomes the famed detective's sidekick in the series that "transport[s] the reader back to a long-gone era of society" ( Mystery Scene).During a glamorous night on the town, Gracie Allen finds a dead body—and a cigarette case nearby that belongs to her date for the evening. Detective Philo Vance is on the scene, but questioning Gracie is causing more confusion than
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The Casino Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine ...

Series Book 8 - Philo Vance
Bet on this Golden Age mystery from the author of The Dragon Murder Case. "One is tempted to say that this is the best of the Philo Vance stories." — The New York TimesThe "tremendous popularity" of the Philo Vance series stems in part from author S. S. Van Dine's preference for ripping his plots from the headlines of the day ( The New York Times). By the early '30s, when Casino came around, those ... Read more

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Bet on this Golden Age mystery from the author of The Dragon Murder Case. "One is tempted to say that this is the best of the Philo Vance stories." — The New York TimesThe "tremendous popularity" of the Philo Vance series stems in part from author S. S. Van Dine's preference for ripping his plots from the headlines of the day ( The New York Times). By the early '30s, when Casino came around, those
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