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The Benson Murder Case
章节(28)
- Epigraph 0:00
- Publisher’s Note 0:18
- Introductory 1:28
- I: Philo Vance at Home 4:04
- II: At the Scene of the Crime 27:08
- III: A Lady’s Handbag 52:33
- IV: The Housekeeper’s Story 1:13:43
- V: Gathering Information 1:35:28
- VI: Vance Offers an Opinion 1:53:56
- VII: Reports and an Interview 2:16:36
- VIII: Vance Accepts a Challenge 2:45:11
- IX: The Height of the Murderer 3:07:21
- X: Eliminating a Suspect 3:26:09
- XI: A Motive and a Threat 3:44:47
- XII: The Owner of a Colt-.45 4:06:43
- XIII: The Grey Cadillac 4:22:22
- XIV: Links in the Chain 4:39:24
- XV: “Pfyfe—Personal” 4:54:20
- XVI: Admissions and Suppressions 5:16:23
- XVII: The Forged Check 5:40:58
- XVIII: A Confession 6:01:19
- XIX: Vance Cross-Examines 6:19:53
- XX: A Lady Explains 6:42:44
- XXI: Sartorial Revelations 7:01:55
- XXII: Vance Outlines a Theory 7:22:24
- XXIII: Checking an Alibi 7:49:20
- XXIV: The Arrest 8:13:35
- XXV: Vance Explains His Methods 8:38:15
Philo Vance is a snobbish art collector who happens to be the longtime friend of John Markham, the New York County District Attorney. When a wealthy Wall Street broker is found shot in his own home, Vance finds himself drawn into the case. Seeing both Markham and the police content to accept the superficial evidence of the crime scene, Vance must intervene, and elucidate an entirely different approach to solving the mystery.
S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright, an art critic who became interested in murder mystery stories after reading dozens of them during an extended convalescence. The Benson Murder Case introduced his character Philo Vance, a wealthy dilettante who brings the eye of an art connoisseur to his newfound calling of amateur detective.