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The Benson Murder Case

The Benson Murder Case

by S. S. Van Dine

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About this eBook

Author
Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939
Title
The Benson murder case
Original Publication
United States: A. L. Burt Company, 1926.
Credits
Transcribed and produced by Brian Raiter
Language
English
LoC Class
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject
Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70634
Release Date
April 23, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Benson Murder Case — Contents — Frontispiece — Publisher’s Note — Introductory — Characters of the Book
  2. 2.CHAPTER I. Philo Vance at Home
  3. 3.CHAPTER II. At the Scene of the Crime
  4. 4.CHAPTER III. A Lady’s Hand-bag
  5. 5.CHAPTER IV. The Housekeeper’s Story
  6. 6.CHAPTER V. Gathering Information
  7. 7.CHAPTER VI. Vance Offers an Opinion
  8. 8.CHAPTER VII. Reports and an Interview
  9. 9.CHAPTER VIII. Vance Accepts a Challenge
  10. 10.CHAPTER IX. The Height of the Murderer
  11. 11.CHAPTER X. Eliminating a Suspect
  12. 12.CHAPTER XI. A Motive and a Threat
  13. 13.CHAPTER XII. The Owner of a Colt-.45
  14. 14.CHAPTER XIII. The Grey Cadillac
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIV. Links in the Chain
  16. 16.CHAPTER XV. “Pfyfe—Personal”
  17. 17.CHAPTER XVI. Admissions and Suppressions
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVII. The Forged Check
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVIII. A Confession
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIX. Vance Cross-examines
  21. 21.CHAPTER XX. A Lady Explains
  22. 22.CHAPTER XXI. Sartorial Revelations
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXII. Vance Outlines a Theory
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXIII. Checking an Alibi
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIV. The Arrest
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXV. Vance Explains His Methods — Endnotes — Transcriber’s Notes

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