The Bishop murder case: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Bishop murder case is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Van Dine, S. S. (1888–1939).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Bishop murder case" by S. S. Van Dine is a mystery novel published in 1929. Detective Philo Vance investigates a series of murders in a wealthy New York neighborhood, each accompanied by cryptic notes signed "The Bishop" and containing verses from Mother Goose nursery rhymes. As victims fall according to the rhymes' dark patterns, Vance must decode the killer's twisted game before more lives are claimed. Believed to be the first nursery-rhyme mystery, it established a popular template for Golden Age detective fiction.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Bishop murder case
- Author credits: Van Dine, S. S. (1888–1939)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Detective and mystery stories
- Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Vance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
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