{"product_id":"the-bishop-murder-case","title":"Der Mordfall Bishop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if a nursery rhyme is not a childhood memory, but a murderer's plan?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a New York archery range, Joseph Cochrane Robin lies dead, killed by an arrow. His name and his death point toward Mother Goose. In S. S. Van Dine's The Bishop Murder Case, Philo Vance treats that rhyme as evidence of a mind at work, not a grim joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVance joins District Attorney John F.-X. Markham and Sergeant Ernest Heath as more crimes echo children's verse. Around them stands a circle of scholars, a chess master, and a household tied to mathematics. The killer signs his work with a chess name, and each new death makes the pattern more urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildhood rhymes turned sinister\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow familiar verses into a mystery where playful words take on a cruel purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA detective who reads minds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Vance study motives and character while his partners press for solid, usable proof.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn uneasy circle of scholars\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter Professor Dillard's world, where science and mathematics sit close to spreading suspicion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChess beyond the board\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the chilling logic of a killer who treats human lives as pieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA puzzle worth lingering over\u003c\/strong\u003e – Settle into learned conversation, close reasoning, and clues that bring verse and mathematics together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love classic clue puzzles, a closed circle of suspects, and a brilliant detective's explanations—and enjoy a talky, learned style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and follow Vance to the archery range where the first rhyme turns deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534697202012,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/08823_en_ebook-front_c16.jpg?v=1792175101","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/der-mordfall-bishop","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}