S.S. Van Dine The Almost Perfect Crime Lost Classic and Phoebe Atwood Taylor are

and Phoebe Atwood Taylor are in no way similar to each other in style

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a job far more interesting to her son

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including a locked-room mystery ("An Irish Jig")

S.S. Van Dine The Almost Perfect Crime Lost Classic and Phoebe Atwood Taylor areS. S. Van Dine is Back Although virtually forgotten today, the name of S. S. Van Dine was recognized by mystery lovers around the world a century ago. Van Dine was the author of the Philo Vance novels, beginning with The Benson Murder Case. Most critics agreed that his first six mysteries were his best, and the later books did not hold the same quality of puzzles. His books were made into films, and the short films associated with him were made into