{"product_id":"the-greene-murder-case-9781613165683","title":"The Greene Murder Case","description":"A dark cloud has descended upon the elegant mansion of Jazz Age New York's illustrious Greene family as, one by one, the heirs to the fortune die off under mysterious circumstances. It begins when an intruder shoots two daughters, leaving one dead. Soon after, another heir is shot dead in similar circumstances. Do the footprints in the snow belong to the killer, or were they left as a red herring? And will the authorities on the case find the answer before more family members die off?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Philo Vance, monocled New York \u003cem\u003ebon vivant\u003c\/em\u003e and part-time supersleuth, is on the case, but it will take all of his deductive powers and cultural knowledge to reveal the culprit. Along the way, he--and the reader--will consult detailed floor plans, fairly-clued testimonies, and the obscure yet illuminating texts discovered in the Greene home's secret criminology library. All of the evidence in the case is present in the text, but only the most astute armchair sleuths will be able to solve the crime before Vance delivers his brilliant solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e S. S. Van Dine's Vance novels were a crime fiction sensation. Major bestsellers in their time, the books went on to shape generations of mystery writers working in their shadow. \u003cem\u003eThe Greene Murder Case\u003c\/em\u003e is the third chronicle in the saga of the iconic detective and remains to this day one of the most celebrated entries in the series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. S. Van Dine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.64w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613165683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Dine, S. S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"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. Wright was an important figure in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York, and under the pseudonym (which he originally used to conceal his identity) he created the immensely popular Philo Vance character, one of the most influential detectives in American mystery fiction and, in turn, in film and radio as well.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePenzler, Otto:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/strong\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/em\u003e, 1977, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/em\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003cem\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Mystery Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43978710614131,"sku":"9.78161E+12","price":29.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b4d27d15-5514-4f8f-8af9-a10d430c1ac2.jpg?v=1760533842","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-greene-murder-case-9781613165683","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}