I know this idea is pushed by Van Dine’s own biographer (who, granted, seems to have loathed Van Dine and had little interest in the mystery form), but is it really accurate to see his later boo… more →
Golden Age of Detective Fiction Forumwrote 4 months ago: I know this idea is pushed by Van Dine’s own biographer (who, granted, seems to have loathed V … more →
wrote 7 months ago: There has been a lot of lose talk about Van Dine being pretentious. But after starting the “Bi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Green Murder Case presents Philo Vance one of his most perplexing mysteries. Two women are shot, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It would interest me if other GADers would vote on their favorite mystery films, much as we recently … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Eighty years ago, S.S. Van Dine – a pseudonym for Willard Huntingon Wright and the author, mos … more →