# The Greene Murder Case — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Greene Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/dedication.md): The chapter is a brief dedication to Norbert L. Lederer, accompanied by a Greek epigram.
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The chapter opens with a quotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet, setting a tone of foul, strange, and unnatural murder.
- [Characters of the Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/characters-of-the-book.md): This chapter lists the principal characters involved in the narrative, including the detective Philo Vance, District Attorney John F.-X. Markham, the Greene family members, household staff, and various police and medical
- [The Greene Murder Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/the-greene-murder-case.md): The chapter introduces the Greene family and the initial investigation into a series of murders, with Philo Vance and John Markham becoming involved after Chester Greene seeks help.
- [I: A Double Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/i-a-double-tragedy.md): The narrator introduces the Greene tragedy as one of the most unique and hidden murder mysteries of modern times, revealing that the inside story has never been told. He explains his role as Philo Vance's attorney and wi

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- [The Investigation Opens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/ii-the-investigation-opens.md)
- [At the Greene Mansion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/iii-at-the-greene-mansion.md)
- [IV: The Missing Revolver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/iv-the-missing-revolver.md)
- [V: Homicidal Possibilities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/v-homicidal-possibilities.md)
- [VI: An Accusation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/vi-an-accusation.md)
- [Vance Argues the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/vii-vance-argues-the-case.md)
- [VIII: The Second Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/viii-the-second-tragedy.md)
- [IX: The Three Bullets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/ix-the-three-bullets.md)
- [X: The Closing of a Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/x-the-closing-of-a-door.md)
- [A Painful Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xi-a-painful-interview.md)
- [A Motor Ride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xii-a-motor-ride.md)
- [XIII: The Third Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xiii-the-third-tragedy.md)
- [XIV: Footprints on the Carpet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xiv-footprints-on-the-carpet.md)
- [XV: The Murderer in the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xv-the-murderer-in-the-house.md)
- [The Lost Poisons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xvi-the-lost-poisons.md)
- [Two Wills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xvii-two-wills.md)
- [XVIII: In the Locked Library](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-locked-library.md)
- [XIX: Sherry and Paralysis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xix-sherry-and-paralysis.md)
- [XX: The Fourth Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xx-the-fourth-tragedy.md)
- [XXI: A Depleted Household](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxi-a-depleted-household.md)
- [XXII: The Shadowy Figure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxii-the-shadowy-figure.md)
- [XXIII: The Missing Fact](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxiii-the-missing-fact.md)
- [A Mysterious Trip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxiv-a-mysterious-trip.md)
- [XXV: The Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxv-the-capture.md)
- [XXVI: The Astounding Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/xxvi-the-astounding-truth.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_greene_murder_case_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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