Recently finished reading Alias S.S. Van Dine, a biography by John Loughery of the man who wrote The Canary Murder Case.
I enjoyed the book a good deal, and would recommend it to those
interested in 20th century American cultural history. Willard Huntington
Wright (aka S. S. Van Dine) was an interesting, though perhaps
disagreeable, person who knew many leading figures of the time. (Louise
Brooks is mentioned in passing in this book; she had the left the set of
the Canary Murder Case by the time Van Dine arrived to
lend his then considerable fame to the film.) Having finished the
biography, I then decided to read the celebrated mystery novel which
served as the basis for the 1929 film. As of today, I am nearly through
with the book. Just about 50 pages to go. I will finish it, though I
find the book somewhat tedious.
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