The Bishop murder case by S. S. Van Dine
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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 29006345 |
| Title | The Bishop murder case |
| Original Publication | New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928, copyright 1929. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bishop_Murder_Case |
| Credits | Brian Raiter |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Vance, Philo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 75157 |
| Release Date | Jan 20, 2025 |
| Last Update | May 14, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 544 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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