When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland bosscounsels The detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning: a burst of machinegun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then the lawyer boyfriend turns up dead, leaving Archie the number one suspect. Throw in drugged drinks, two mankilling debutantes, and officials of a highly unAmerican party and Wolfe finds himself involved in a case where he must quickly solve one murder to prevent another: his own. Introduction by William G. TapplyIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore. The New York Times Book Review 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 manabouttown, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventythree cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout. When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland bosscounsels The detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning: a burst of machinegun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then... See more
When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland bosscounsels The detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning: a burst of machinegun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then the lawyer boyfriend turns up dead, leaving Archie the number one suspect. Throw in drugged drinks, two mankilling debutantes, and officials of a highly unAmerican party and Wolfe finds himself involved in a case where he must quickly solve one murder to prevent another: his own. Introduction by William G. TapplyIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore. The New York Times Book Review 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 manabouttown, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventythree cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout. When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland bosscounsels The detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning: a burst of machinegun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then the lawyer boyfriend turns up dead, leaving Archie the number one suspect. Throw in drugged drinks, two mankilling debutantes, and officials of a highly unAmerican party and Wolfe finds himself involved in a case where he must quickly solve one murder to prevent another: his own. Introduction by William G. TapplyIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore. The New York Times Book Review 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 manabouttown, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventythree cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.
