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Rex Stout
What do a Wild West lynching and a respected English nobleman have in common? A lovely young woman hires Nero Wolfe to find the connection, and soon the great detective…
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ustice Ends at Home was originally published in the Pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. It is both a legal thriller and a detective story. All scholars of Stout's work agree that…
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One woman, four men, countless temptations on the streets of New York. This lost novel from legendary "Nero Wolfe" creator Rex Stout-unpublished for more than 90 years-presents a gripping psychological…
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Archie Goodwin is dispatched to investigate the accusation that Neya Tormic has stolen some diamonds from one of the students at the fencing academy where she works.
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 fiction’s greatest detectives. In this pair…
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Emabark with Nero Wolfe on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring and sudden death at the…
Investigating the bludgeoning murder of Val Carew, killed near the tomb of his late wife, also dead under suspicious circumstances, Inspector Cramer finds a single clue in a red thread…
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Sly Tecumseh Fox has a sharp eye for clues in a murder case–but this time he’s seeing double. The late financier Ridley Thorpe has been shot twice. There are two…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Investigating the bizarre will of late multimillionaire Noel Hawthorne–who left the bulk of his estate to his mistress and nearly nothing to his three sisters–astute sleuth Nero Wolfe stumbles upon…
It was really a question. Mercy and murder were alike impossible. We finally compromised by binding his wrists and ankles and trussing him up behind, using a portion of one…
Desiree ran into the cave, anxious to explore, tempted by the legends of Inca gold. Others lived there, however, protecting the gold of their ancestors, now misshapen after generations of…
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin must help a rich old woman whose husband is getting money in a most mysterious way. But when the case leads Wolfe to the most…
Bitter End, the first novella length adventure featuring Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, appeared in the November 1940 issue of The American Magazine. The story, which is dark and complex…
Classic mystery from bestselling mystery author
Although the clues seem to indicate that Black, well-educated Dunbar Whipple is the murderer of his beautiful white fiancee Susan, Nero Wolfe uncovers a startling new motive for the crime.
Wolfe, and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, investigate the reappearance of a man supposedly dead, prove a murder suspect’s innocence, and solve the mystery of a private nurse’s murder.
A car accident strands Nero Wolfe and Archie in the midst of an upstate family feud over $45,000 worth of prize bull–a feud that turns ugly when the beef in…
With a rich man footing the bills and a handsome lover on the side, Isabel Kerr was taken care of well. When someone takes care of her in a more…
Incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe is famous for his genius at detection. He is also famous for his wealthy clients and extremely high fees. So why has Wolfe accepted a case…
Two classic Nero Wolfe novels are available in one all-new paperback edition.608 pp.
When the elderly head of the Tingley Titbits catering service meets a sudden end, a beautiful young detective becomes the main suspect, until Tecumseh Fox arrives on the scene to…
Three clever murderers challenge Nero Wolfe in cases involving lovers who want to make sure neither is a killer, a stable full of suspects in the search for a killer…
All pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she can’t afford Nero Wolfe’s outlandish fees … or can she? Suddenly she’s knocking on the…
The Rex Stout Library marks its first anniversary with the 15th classic Nero Wolfe mystery to be reissued. Attempting to track down an errant son who stole money from his…
All the young lady had to do was stay alive and she’d inherit $8 million. When the cops find her strangled, Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe’s wisecracking assistant, feels responsible for…
A story featuring the greedy, orchid-loving, beer-swilling detective, Nero Wolfe. When a giant cosmetics company hires an ad agency to promote a new perfume, the mastermind behind the campaign is…
A special collector’s edition of a long unavailable novel by grand master Rex Stout. Nero Wolfe must determine if a manuscript reader for a publishing house was the victim of…
Paul Chapin’s college cronies have never completely forgiven themselves for the tragic prank that left their friend a twisted cripple. Yet with their Harvard days behind them, they thought it…
A NERO WOLFE SPECIAL EDITION—TWO COMPLETE MYSTERIES IN ONE VOLUME“Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals…he is an exceptional character creation.” — New Yorker A grand master of the form…
Nero Wolfe packs his silk pajamas and heads West to catch a killer. Wolfe has come to Lame Horse, Montana, where a city slicker got a country girl pregnant and…
Out-of-print for more than a decade, this classic whodunit features one of Wolfe’s toughest cases. Who planted the bomb in the TV exec’s desk? The guy had enough enemies to…
A deadly trio of Nero Wolfe classics. It’s a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wolfe’s hallowed turf. It’s a gun-toting wife who serves up a confession of…
Radio talk show host Madeline Fraser’s worst nightmare comes true when one of her on-air guests collapses at the mike after drinking a glass of the sponsor’s beverage.
If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever admit to an Achilles’ heel-which they wouldn’t-it would be a weakness for damsels in distress. In these three charming chillers the…
A repackaged Nero Wolfe mystery–the perfect companion for anyone who savors a good murder served up with true flair. Features an introduction by noted writer Randy Russell and never-before-published memorabilia…
Three witnesses hold all the clues in three crimes of passion that have even the great Nero Wolfe guessing to the very end. A dead million comes back to life…
It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore .–The New York Times Book Review. Incomparable sleuth Nero Wolfe and his perennially…
Two Nero Wolfe novellas make for one great read in this latest addition to the Rex Stout Library. Archie Godwin is in the Military Intelligence, and is framed for murder…
Nero Wolfe, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth, returns–with his perambulatory man-about-town Archie Goodwin in tow–playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda, and hoping to catch…
Discover Nero Wolfe–one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, created by a grand master of the mystery form. Now the arrogant, gourmandizing sleuth returns in his first two…
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 fiction’s greatest detectives. Here, in Stout’s…
A millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to snoop on his daughter’s boyfriend. It seems like a simple case. Then a powerful gangland boss tries to convince Wolfe to drop the…
One thing is certain to distract Nero Wolfe from his culinary and horticultural pursuits: murder. This time Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, are put in the hot seat…
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This collector’s edition showcases Nero Wolfe’s uncanny crime-solving ability–as well as his incredible appetite–when he tackles murder three times over. Features an introduction by Rex Stout biographer John J. McAleer…
