Biography

S. S. Van Dine (also styled S.S. Van Dine) is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939) when he wrote detective novels. Wright was an important figure in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York, and under the pseudonym (which he originally used to conceal his identity) he created the immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.

Books by Willard Huntington Wright

Informing a Nation
Informing a Nation
2023
Man of Promise
Man of Promise
2023
Benson Murder Case Improved, D
Benson Murder Case Improved, Don't Y'know
2021
Bishop Murder Case Improved, D
Bishop Murder Case Improved, Don't Y'know
2021
Canary Murder Case Improved, D
Canary Murder Case Improved, Don't Y'know
2021
Drachenteich
Drachenteich
2021
Greene Murder Case Improved, D
Greene Murder Case Improved, Don't Y'know
2021
Tod Im Kasino
Tod Im Kasino
2021
Garden Murder Case
Garden Murder Case
2020
Complete Philo Vance Series #
Complete Philo Vance Series # 1-12 in One Volume
2019
El misterioso caso Benson
El misterioso caso Benson
2019
Creative Will
Creative Will
2018
Asesinato de Benson
Asesinato de Benson
2014
Asesinato en el Casino
Asesinato en el Casino
2014
Asesino Fantasma
Asesino Fantasma
2014
Caso Del Dragón
Caso Del Dragón
2014
Caso Rexon
Caso Rexon
2014
Crimen de la Canario
Crimen de la Canario
2014
Escarabajo Sagrado
Escarabajo Sagrado
2014
Matando en la Sombra
Matando en la Sombra
2014
Philo Vance Megapack
Philo Vance Megapack
2013
What Nietzsche Taught
What Nietzsche Taught
2007
The Bishop murder case
The Bishop murder case
2006
The "Canary" Murder Case
The "Canary" Murder Case
2005
The Gracie Allen murder case
The Gracie Allen murder case
1994
The Greene Murder Case
The Greene Murder Case
1980
Worlds Greatest Detective Stor
Worlds Greatest Detective Stories Chronological an
1980
Great Modern French Stories
Great Modern French Stories
1978
Shui di guai wu
Shui di guai wu
1949
Hei qi zi
Hei qi zi
1946
Ka fei guan
Ka fei guan
1946
Shen mi zhi quan
Shen mi zhi quan
1946
The winter murder case
The winter murder case
1939
Philo Vance murder cases
Philo Vance murder cases
1936
The Kidnap Murder Case
The Kidnap Murder Case
1936
The garden murder case
The garden murder case
1935
The President's mystery story
The President's mystery story
1935
The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case
1934
The dragon murder case, a Philo Vance story
The dragon murder case, a Philo Vance story
1933
The scarab murder case
The scarab murder case
1930
A Philo Vance week-end
A Philo Vance week-end
1929
The great detective stories
The great detective stories
1927
the"canady" murder case a phil
the"canady" murder case a philo vance story
1927
The Benson murder case
The Benson murder case
1926
Misinforming a Nation
Misinforming a Nation
1917
The Great Modern French Stories
The Great Modern French Stories
1917
Modern painting, its tendency and meaning
Modern painting, its tendency and meaning
1915
The Canary murder case ; The G
The Canary murder case ; The Greene murder case ; The Bishop murder case
1900