Anthologies
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Murder Plus | 1992 | Buy |
Philo Vance Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| O Caso Benson | 1926 | N/A |
| O Crime da Canária | 1927 | N/A |
| The Canary Murder Case | 1927 | Buy |
| La fine dei Greene | 1928 | N/A |
| The Greene Murder Case | 1928 | Buy |
| L’enigma dell’alfiere | 1928 | N/A |
| The Bishop Murder Case | 1928 | Buy |
| La dea della vendetta | 1929 | N/A |
| The Scarab Murder Case | 1929 | Buy |
| Il caso del terrier scozzese | 1933 | N/A |
| The Kennel Murder Case | 1933 | Buy |
| The Dragon Murder Case | 1934 | Buy |
| Il mistero del drago | 1934 | N/A |
| The Casino Murder Case | 1934 | Buy |
| Il mistero di casa Garden | 1935 | N/A |
| The Garden Murder Case | 1935 | Buy |
| Sequestro di persona | 1936 | N/A |
| The Kidnap Murder Case | 1936 | Buy |
| Il caso Gracie Allen | 1938 | N/A |
| The Gracie Allen Murder Case / The Smell of Murder | 1938 | Buy |
| The Benson Murder Case | 1926 | Buy |
| The Winter Murder Case | 1939 | Buy |
S.S. Van Dine was one of the most popular mystery writers in America during the late 1920s and early 1930s. His real name was Willard Huntington Wright, and before turning to fiction he had been an art critic, editor of The Smart Set magazine, and author of books on modern painting. After a serious illness forced him to spend years in bed, he read thousands of detective novels and decided he could do better.
The Benson Murder Case (1926) introduced Philo Vance, a cultured, opinionated amateur detective who assists the New York District Attorney. The first six novels were enormous hits, and Vance became one of the most recognizable fictional detectives in America. The later novels sold less well, and Wright died in 1939 shortly after completing The Winter Murder Case, the twelfth Vance novel. The series includes editions in Portuguese and Italian alongside the original English texts.