Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
S. S. Van Dine
Charting Jan 23, 1933 → Nov 23, 1936 · 19 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.27%
- week of Nov 6, 1933
- Career Power
- 161
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 68
- November 1932 – November 1933
- Peak Five Years
- 161
- December 1931 – November 1936
- Top-five weeks
- 11
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 19
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 12.64%
- week of Jan 23, 1933
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
5 books · 161 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Garden Murder Case | #4 | 5 | 37.3 | ||
| The Kennel Murder Case | #2 | 3 | 34.7 | ||
| The Dragon Murder Case | #3 | 3 | 33.0 | ||
| The Casino Murder Case | #3 | 4 | 32.7 | ||
| The Kidnap Murder Case | #7 | 4 | 23.7 |