The Greene Murder Case
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 First edition book front cover |
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| Author | S. S. Van Dine |
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| 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.
[edit] Literary significance & criticism
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].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Scribner Chronology. Princeton education libraries. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
[edit] References
- Dine, S. S. Van (1928). The Greene Murder Case, 1st ed., New York: Charles Scribner's.
