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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 third and fourth complete Wolfe mysteries, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, solve two of their most baffling cases.
The Rubber Band
What do a Wild West lynching and a respected English nobleman have in common? On the surface, absolutely nothing. But when a young woman hires his services, it becomes Nero Wolfe’s job to look deeper and find the connection. A forty-year-old pact, a five-thousand-mile search, and a million-dollar murder are all linked to an international scandal that could rebound on the great detective and his partner, Archie, with fatal abruptness.
The Red Box
Murder by chocolate? That’s the premise Nero Wolfe must operate from when a beautiful woman is poisoned after indulging in a box of candy. It’s a case that the great detective—no stranger himself to overindulgence—is loath to take for a variety of reasons, including that it may require that he leave his comfortable brownstone. But he and Archie are compelled by a mystery that mixes high fashion and low motives…and a killer who may have made the deadliest mistake.
The Rubber Band
What do a Wild West lynching and a respected English nobleman have in common? On the surface, absolutely nothing. But when a young woman hires his services, it becomes Nero Wolfe’s job to look deeper and find the connection. A forty-year-old pact, a five-thousand-mile search, and a million-dollar murder are all linked to an international scandal that could rebound on the great detective and his partner, Archie, with fatal abruptness.
The Red Box
Murder by chocolate? That’s the premise Nero Wolfe must operate from when a beautiful woman is poisoned after indulging in a box of candy. It’s a case that the great detective—no stranger himself to overindulgence—is loath to take for a variety of reasons, including that it may require that he leave his comfortable brownstone. But he and Archie are compelled by a mystery that mixes high fashion and low motives…and a killer who may have made the deadliest mistake.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It can be no surprise that Rex Stout received so many awards for his creation of Nero Wolfe; they are both geniuses. In Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, Stout not only built on what had gone before - eccentric detective with complementary sidekick - but took it to a new level and in a new direction. These are superb stories, both as mysteries and as character studies.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Even better 20 years later
28 Mar 2009
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It has been 20 years since I have read all the Nero Wolfe series. What is amazing is how vividly I still remember characters, plot, etc. Nevertheless, recalling who the murderer is does not diminish my pleasure in re-reading these books. Rex Stout will always be the master. I am looking forward to future releases.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
this 2 stories are HOME RUNS
15 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
This is the 2nd book I bought in the " Nero Wolfe" series by Rex Stout and I have found every single story great. I have, as people told me I would, tried to buy every book written about Nero and they are all a joy to read.
I warn everyone if you buy one and read it, you will want the rest of them as I did.. You will feel like you are there with Nero and Archie, with the flowers on the roof, listening to Nero go "PFUI" and with Archie doing all the work, Nero calling together all the suspects and fingering the guilty party.
I warn everyone if you buy one and read it, you will want the rest of them as I did.. You will feel like you are there with Nero and Archie, with the flowers on the roof, listening to Nero go "PFUI" and with Archie doing all the work, Nero calling together all the suspects and fingering the guilty party.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Past Comes Back to Haunt You
23 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback
Don't want to give anything away for new readers, but both these involve secrets from the past. Love these new dual collection editions with the added essays. The Rubber Band might be the closest thing to a western in the Wolfe canon. The Red Box is interesting as it solves by not solving, if you follow.
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