Canary killing incident

Author: Van Dine
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Philo Vance Mystery Series. With global sales exceeding 80 million copies, the novels adapted into film and television have launched a host of Hollywood stars, including Brooks, Powell, and others. The "Philo Vance Mystery Series" set a world record for book sales in the 1920s and 1930s, becoming one of the few economic miracles during the U.S. Great Depression after World War I. It thus ushered in the golden age of American mystery fiction. The films adapted from these novels were among the most commercially successful Hollywood movies of their time, with stars like Brooks and Powell achieving worldwide fame for their roles as the protagonists.