S. S. Van Dine (1887–1939)
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Werken van S. S. Van Dine
Philo Vance : Four Complete Novels (Benson Murder Case / Canary Murder Case / Bishop Murder Case / Scarab Murder Case) (1984) 42 exemplaren
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 1: The Benson Murder Case & The 'Canary' Murder Case (2007) 8 exemplaren
Philo Vance 4 exemplaren
The Philo Vance Murder Cases 6: The Gracie Allen Murder Case & The Winter Murder Case (2008) 3 exemplaren
Philo Vance murder cases: The scarab murder case, The kennel murder case, The dragon murder case 2 exemplaren
The Kennel Murder Case | The Dragon Murder Case | The Garden Murder Case | The Kidnap Murder Case 2 exemplaren
The Benson Murder Case | The Casino Murder Case | The Garden Murder Case | The Kidnap Murder Case | The Winter Murder… (1962) 1 exemplaar
Los crímenes del "Obispo" 1 exemplaar
Rare THE SCARAB MURDER CASE S.S. van Dine - Philo Vance story -1st 1930 - Grosset [Hardcover] unknown 1 exemplaar
El caso de los asesinatos del Obispo: Una aventura de Philo Vance (Literatura Reino de Cordelia) (Spanish Edition) (2020) 1 exemplaar
Il mistero di casa Giardino 1 exemplaar
A Philo Vance Weekend 1 exemplaar
Philo Vance Omnibus Vol 2 1 exemplaar
What Nietzsche Taught 1 exemplaar
Van Dine S.S. (Willard Huntington Wright) 1 exemplaar
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Murder Plus: True Crime Stories from the Masters of Detective Fiction (1958) — Medewerker — 44 exemplaren
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Review of the Arni Books Kindle eBook edition (August 10, 2023) of the Scribner’s hardcover original (1939).
This became the final Philo Vance novel by S.S. Van Dine aka Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939) who passed away in the year that it was published. The Winter Murder Case was apparently designed as a screen treatment for a planned film to feature Norwegian champion ice skater Sonje Henie, who had a post-Olympics career as a screen actress. The plot therefore involves a woman with a talent for ice skating. It was published as a short length novella with Wright's "Twenty Rules For Writing Detective Stories" added as an addendum to bump up the book length.
See cover at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/TheWinterMurderCase.jpg
The front cover of the original Scribner’s first edition (1939). Image sourced from Wikipedia.
Amateur sleuth Vance is called out to the Berkshires country estate of Carrington Rexon who is concerned that his emerald jewel collection will be burgled. Ella Gunthar is the companion to Rexon's invalid daughter and spends her spare time ice skating on a nearby rink on the estate. As Vance is in residence a murder and the theft of the emeralds occurs. Vance solves the case while relying on Ella's skating as a distraction for the house guests.
This was a very light and short read which didn't allow Philo Vance to do his usual taunting of District Attorney Markham (who is also a guest at the estate) or NYC homicide detective sergeant Heath (who does not appear at all, since the locale is out of his jurisdiction). So it was not as insufferable as some of the other late Vances and it also didn't have the disappointment of an Unsatisfactory Ending Alert.
Trivia and Links
Unlike almost all of the other Philo Vance books and although originally planned as a movie, The Winter Murder Case was not adapted into a film version. There is a listing of all the film adaptations under the Wikipedia entry for the fictional Philo Vance character here. The later films are not based on any of the books.
The Winter Murder Case is in the public domain and can be read or sourced online at various sites such as Faded Page.
Willard Huntington Wright aka S.S. Van Dine is also the author of the Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories.… (meer)