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  1. S. S. Van Dine (also styled 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.

  2. Apr 22, 2024 · Notable Works: “The Benson Murder Case”. S.S. Van Dine (born Oct. 15, 1888, Charlottesville, Va., U.S.—died April 11, 1939, New York, N.Y.) was an American critic, editor, and author of a series of best-selling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance.

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  3. The Philo Vance series written by author S.S. Van Dine is comprised of 12 books in total published between 1926 and 1939. Each of the novels of this series is based on a different murder case and features Philo Vance as the chief investigator in all of the cases.

  4. S.S. Van Dine has 113 books on Goodreads with 17516 ratings. S.S. Van Dines most popular book is The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1).

  5. 1. The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described. 2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be placed on the reader...

  6. S.S. Van Dine (Author of The Benson Murder Case) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of S.S. Van Dine's books. Join Goodreads. S.S. Van Dines Followers (79) Born. in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, The United States. October 15, 1888. Died. April 11, 1939. Genre. Mystery. edit data.

  7. S. S. Van Dine is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright when he wrote detective novels. Wright was active in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York, and under the pseudonym he created the fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in films ...

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