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The Greene Murder Case
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 First edition book front cover |
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| Author | S. S. Van Dine |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Philo Vance |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, Detective Novel |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's |
| Released | 24 MArch 1928 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 388 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | The Canary Murder Case |
| Followed by | The Bishop Murder Case |
The Greene Murder Case is a 1928 mystery novel by S. S. Van Dine. It focuses on the murder one by one of the Greene family: "The holocaust that consumed the Greene family", as Philo Vance memorably puts it. This book contains S. S. Van Dine's greatest ingenuity as a puzzle plot constructor, containing a number of clever ideas.
It also completes a trilogy. The Benson Murder Case focused on the death of a single man, who led a public life and was involved in business; The Canary Murder Case focused on a couple and romantic love; and The Greene Murder Case focused on a family. The three books together have a powerful cumulative impact, their imagery bringing a tragic focus to basic human institutions.
Author Willard Huntington Wright's The Greene Murder Case (under pseudonym of "S. S. Van Dine"), became the number four bestseller in the US during its first year of publication[1].
- ^ Scribner Chronology. Princeton education libraries. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- Dine, S. S. Van (1928). The Greene Murder Case, 1st ed., New York: Charles Scribner's.
