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Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 5, 21, 32
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1969
Language
English
Description
TOO MANY COOKS: Originally published in 1938, this book follows the gourmand Nero Wolfe to a meeting of the greatest chefs in the world, where he is to be the honored dinner guest. This is a rare vacation for the corpulent sleuth - until a four-star killer serves up a side dish of murder. In order to solve the crime, Wolfe and Goodwin must deal with inept local law enforcement, recalcitrant witnesses, and Wolfe's fervent desire to get back to his...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 10
Publisher
published for the Detective Book Club by W.J. Black
Pub. Date
1944
Language
English
Description
Nero Wolfe's search for a mad bomber in the tale "Booby Trap" accompanies the title story of the famous detective's efforts to clear his assistant, Archie Goodwin, of a murder charge.
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 11, 26, 28, 33, 45, 46
Publisher
Avenel Books
Pub. Date
[1990?], c1983
Language
English
5) The red box
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 4
Publisher
Scribner's and Sons
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
A lovely woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended theatrical producer Llewellyn Frost depend on solving the mystery of the red box: two pounds of candied fruits, nuts and creams, covered with chocolate -- and laced with potassium cyanide. When Nero Wolfe's suspicion falls on Frost's kissing cousin, Frost wants the detective to kill the sickly sweet case--before it kills him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1992, c1957
Language
English
Description
Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, star in these four short tales of detection. In "The Christmas Party" Archie and his fiancee attend an office party where Wolfe condescends to uncharacteristic theatrics. His dramatic technique is good, but it isn't enough to clear him from suspicion of murder. The "Easter Parade" tempts Wolfe to commit petty larceny for an orchid. Though that crime goes unpunished, the inevitable murder doesn't. "A Fourth...
Author
Series
Mystery Guild lost classics omnibus volume ; 1
Publisher
Mystery Guild
Pub. Date
c1952
Language
English
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 36
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
[c1962]
Language
English
Description
Three murders, counterfeit money, and a soup-stained tie that becomes a deadly weapon engulf grand master of detection Nero Wolfe and his sidekick Archie in intrigue.
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 29
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1957,[c1956]
Language
English
Description
Follow the worlds greatest detective, Nero Wolfe, on a trail of money, mayhem, and murder in three short mysteries. The trail of bodies begins with the death of a self-made millionaire, a fortune in mining claims, and the perfect weapon... which no longer exists. Then its on to a rural lodge to teach two arrogant billionaires, a foreign ambassador, and a famous diplomat that murder is bad for business. Finally, its a case of politics making the strangest...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 30
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1958
Language
English
Description
Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, star in these four short tales of detection. In "The Christmas Party" Archie and his fiancee attend an office party where Wolfe condescends to uncharacteristic theatrics. His dramatic technique is good, but it isn't enough to clear him from suspicion of murder. The "Easter Parade" tempts Wolfe to commit petty larceny for an orchid. Though that crime goes unpunished, the inevitable murder doesn't. "A Fourth...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 38
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
[1963]
Language
English
Description
A beautiful socialite widow comes to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin to ask them to investigate why a baby has been abandoned on her doorstep, in a case that all too quickly leads to murder.
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 33
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1960
Language
English
Description
Death comes a-calling not once but three times in this murderous collection of cases from the files of Nero Wolfe, the worlds greatest detective. First there is the exclusive dinner party where the guests are gourmets, arsenic is the appetizer, and the suspects are five of the most gorgeous gals in New York. Next, a wandering cab pulls up to Wolfes door, containing a lady driver who doesnt belong . . . and a comely corpse with a knife between her...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 21
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1952
Language
English
Description
A trio of short stories featuring the eccentric armchair detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 39
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
Nero Wolfe, a genius at detection, prefers gourmet food and prize-winning orchids to damsels in distress. But at the prodding of his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, he opens his office door to three beautiful women, who usher in three of the most intriguing cases of Wolfe's career. With them come three baffling clues -- a shoeshine, an ear of corn, and a bloodstained tie. The killers in question turn out to be virtuosi in the use of instruments......
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 27
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1956 [c1955]
Language
English
Description
Did the dead millionaire who suddenly came back to life only to end up dead again write his own death warrant years before? Will the black Labrador retriever who follows Archie home prove that mans best friend is a killers worst enemy? And in a case involving a telephone answering service with three very untalkative operators, could the great detective himself be the witness who will save an innocent man from the chair? Three witnesses hold all...
18) Too many cooks
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 5
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
1983, c1938
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1938, this book follows the gourmand Nero Wolfe to a meeting of the greatest chefs in the world, where he is to be the honored dinner guest. This is a rare vacation for the corpulent sleuth - until a four-star killer serves up a side dish of murder. In order to solve the crime, Wolfe and Goodwin must deal with inept local law enforcement, recalcitrant witnesses, and Wolfe's fervent desire to get back to his orchids and his...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 22
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1953
Language
English
Description
Nero Wolfe was almost as famous for his wealthy clients and extravagant fees as for his genius at detection. So why has he accepted a case for $4.30? And why have the last two people to hire him been ruthlessly murdered? Wolfe suspects the answers may lie in the story of a twelve-year-old boy who turns up at the door of his West Thirty-fifth Street brownstone. In short order, Wolfe finds himself confronted by one of his most perplexing and pressing...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 35
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1961
Language
English
Description
When high-society kidnapping unexpectedly turns to very seamy murder, all concerned turn to the great detective, Nero Wolfe, for the missing piece in the puzzle.
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