Description
"It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore."--The New York Times Book Review
Introduction by David Handler It wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offended. But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending. Now four people are dead, including the unfortunate author himself, and the police think Nero Wolfe is the only man who can close the book on this novel killer. So the genius sleuth directs his sidekick to set a trap . . . and discovers that the truth is far stranger--and far bloodier--than fiction. A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained--and puzzled--millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.
Author: Rex Stout
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 09/01/1995
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.68h x 5.54w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780553763119
ISBN10: 0553763113
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Private Investigators
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
Introduction by David Handler It wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offended. But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending. Now four people are dead, including the unfortunate author himself, and the police think Nero Wolfe is the only man who can close the book on this novel killer. So the genius sleuth directs his sidekick to set a trap . . . and discovers that the truth is far stranger--and far bloodier--than fiction. A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained--and puzzled--millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.
Author: Rex Stout
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 09/01/1995
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.68h x 5.54w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780553763119
ISBN10: 0553763113
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Private Investigators
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
About the Author
Rex Stout (1886-1975) wrote dozens of short stories, novellas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.