The Bishop murder case
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About This Book
Philo Vance unravels rhymes in a deadly key. “Without question one of Van Dine’s finest achievements. . . his construction of plot is really quite superb” (Tipping My Fedora). After solving the Greene murders, Philo Vance has taken a well-earned holiday in Switzerland. Returning to New York City he finds his old chum, District Attorney Anthony Markham, up against a bizarre series of murders inspired by children’s nursery rhymes. The first murder, involving a beautiful young woman and a private archery range, was apparently based on “Who Killed Cock Robin?”; it is followed by more hideous death...
Chapters (29)
- The Bishop Murder Case
- Characters of the Book
- CHAPTER I. “Who Killed Cock Robin?”
- CHAPTER II. On the Archery Range
- CHAPTER III. A Prophecy Recalled
- CHAPTER IV. A Mysterious Note
- CHAPTER V. A Woman’s Scream
- CHAPTER VI. “ ‘I,’ Said the Sparrow”
- CHAPTER VII. Vance Reaches a Conclusion
- CHAPTER VIII. Act Two
- CHAPTER IX. The Tensor Formula
- CHAPTER X. A Refusal of Aid
- CHAPTER XI. The Stolen Revolver
- CHAPTER XII. A Midnight Call
- CHAPTER XIII. In the Bishop’s Shadow
- CHAPTER XIV. A Game of Chess
- CHAPTER XV. An Interview with Pardee
- CHAPTER XVI. Act Three
- CHAPTER XVII. An All-Night Light
- CHAPTER XVIII. The Wall in the Park
- CHAPTER XIX. The Red Note-book
- CHAPTER XX. The Nemesis
- CHAPTER XXI. Mathematics and Murder
- CHAPTER XXII. The House of Cards
- CHAPTER XXIII. A Startling Discovery
- CHAPTER XXIV. The Last Act
- CHAPTER XXV. The Curtain Falls
- CHAPTER XXVI. Heath Asks a Question
- Endnotes
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