Author: Rex Stout Year: 1962 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Detective
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ISBNs: 9781572704411 9789997405746 1572704411 9997405749 |
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Miss Sarah Blount, better known as Sally, has come to Wolfe to plead for his help with her father's case. Matthew Blount is charged with poisoning a man to death at the Gambit Club, and all evidence points to his guilt. Sally knows that her father is innocent, but doesn't trust his lawyer, who seems too interested in her mother. Despite the lack of cooperation by Matthew Blount or the lawyer, Wolfe takes the case, trumping the police with a list of four suspects. But when one of those suspects turns up dead, Wolfe is forced to retrench, so unnerved that he forgoes a fabulous lunch and ignores his treasured orchids. Sally's increasing interest in Wolfe is only one of many trials he faces in this witty, cleverly plotted tale. Rex Stout's literary creation, Nero Wolfe, is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. And, as always, Archie's assistance as the perennial wise guy and legman complements Wolfe's devotion to orchids, gourmet meals, and his specially constructed brown leather chair. Together, Archie and Wolfe make an entertaining odd couple.
This book is part of the "Nero Wolfe" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "A Family Affair" First published in 1975 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Death of a Dude" First published in 1969 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Father Hunt" First published in 1968 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Death of a Doxy" First published in 1966 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Doorbell Rang" First published in 1965 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Right to Die" First published in 1964 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Mother Hunt" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Homicide Trinity" First published in 1962 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Final Deduction" First published in 1961 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Plot It Yourself" First published in 1959 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "And Four to Go" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Champagne for One" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "If Death Ever Slept" First published in 1957 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Three for the Chair" First published in 1957 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Three Witnesses" First published in 1956 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Before Midnight" First published in 1955 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Three Men Out" First published in 1954 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Black Mountain" First published in 1954 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Golden Spiders" First published in 1953 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Prisoner's Base" First published in 1952 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Murder by the Book" First published in 1951 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Triple Jeopardy" First published in 1951 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "In the Best Families" First published in 1950 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Three Doors to Death" First published in 1950 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "And Be a Villain" First published in 1948 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Curtains for Three" First published in 1948 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Too Many Women" First published in 1947 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Silent Speaker" First published in 1946 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Black Orchids" First published in 1942 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Over My Dead Body" First published in 1940 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Where There's a Will" First published in 1940 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Some Buried Caesar" First published in 1939 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Too Many Cooks" First published in 1938 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Red Box" First published in 1937 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Rubber Band" First published in 1936 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Fer-de-Lance" First published in 1934 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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