The Greene Murder Case

ISBN-13: 9781781391686 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 262 str.

S. S. Van Dine

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The Greene Murder Case is a mystery novel by S. S. Van Dine, written in 1928. One by one the Greene family are murdered and Philo Vance seeks to solve the mystery. It is the third in the series of Philo Vance detective novels.The Greens family consists of two sons and three daughters, the youngest is adopted and the German cook is strangely fond of her. The invalid mother, who spends her time complaining about her ungrateful children, rules the household. Also living in the house is the physician and the butler. The grown-up children are all forced to live in the Greene mansion under the terms of their fathers Will. One by one they are murdered or suffer murder attempts.This book was a number four best seller in the year it was written and two film adaptations ensued in 1929 and 1937.