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  • The Bishop Murder Case (Philo Vance) Paperback By Dine S.S. Van - 1
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Dine S.S. Van

The Bishop Murder Case (Philo Vance) Paperback By Dine S.S. Van

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Released: 20th November 2025. A child's rhyme becomes a murderer's manifesto in The Bishop Murder Case, a chilling Jazz Age whodunit where every verse points to another victim. When Joseph "Cock" Robin is found on a private archery range with an arrow through his heart, the scene looks theatrical-especially the note quoting "Who Killed Cock Robin?" and signed only, The Bishop. Soon more deaths follow, each staged to echo a sinister nursery rhyme and each accompanied by another taunting message. New York's glittering upper circles are gripped by fear as it becomes clear that someone is turning childhood verses into a deadly game. Enter Philo Vance-erudite, infuriatingly precise, and determined to treat murder as the ultimate intellectual puzzle. As the body count rises, Vance must read between the lines of Mother Goose, sift real clues from deliberate misdirection, and confront a hidden mind that always seems one move ahead. Archery, chess problems, astronomical calculations, and human jealousy all weave into a single, terrifying pattern. 301 Pages

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    Released:
    20th November 2025
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    A child's rhyme becomes a murderer's manifesto in The Bishop Murder Case, a chilling Jazz Age whodunit where every verse points to another victim. When Joseph "Cock" Robin is found on a private archery range with an arrow through his heart, the scene looks theatrical-especially the note quoting "Who Killed Cock Robin?" and signed only, The Bishop. Soon more deaths follow, each staged to echo a sinister nursery rhyme and each accompanied by another taunting message. New York's glittering upper circles are gripped by fear as it becomes clear that someone is turning childhood verses into a deadly game. Enter Philo Vance-erudite, infuriatingly precise, and determined to treat murder as the ultimate intellectual puzzle. As the body count rises, Vance must read between the lines of Mother Goose, sift real clues from deliberate misdirection, and confront a hidden mind that always seems one move ahead. Archery, chess problems, astronomical calculations, and human jealousy all weave into a single, terrifying pattern. 301 Pages

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