S. S. Van Dine
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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."...
Author
Series
Publisher
Felony & Mayhem Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"New York in the 1920s is the world's most glamorous city, and Philo Vance, an arrogant art expert, steps in to solve the puzzle of why a scheming stockbroker was murdered, not merely because he is bored and seeking new entertainment, but because honor compels him to point out the myriad ways in which the police are getting it wrong." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
1928.
Language
English
Description
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 amateur sleuth-uses his detective skills to unravel the murders, though sadly not before most of the Greene family has been bumped off.
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting collection of five of the most famous crime novels of the 1920s, presenting anew some of the most admired authors of the era... Each of the five novels included is presented in its original published form, with extensive historical and cultural annotations and illustrations..." --
11) Mystery classics
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Eyes in the night. Blind detective McLain investigates the murder of Miss Lawry's boyfriend with the aid of his seeing-eye dog. The only clue is the odor of violets in the room. From this clue McLain builds a case against Nazi spies headed by someone close to Miss Lawry. Kennel murder case. Detective Philo Vance grapples with a classic sealed-room murder mystery involving participants in a snooty Long Island dog show. The limping man: An ex G.I. returns...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The bishop murder case: Detective Philo Vance must find a murderer who calls himself Bishop and who marks his victims with a note containing a nursery rhyme excerpt.
The kennel murder case: Philo Vance investigates when one of the Coe brothers is found dead in his bedroom, locked from the inside, and the other brother is found the next morning dead in the downstairs closet. There is also the clue of a wounded Doberman Pinscher, a mysteriously broken...
