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Under the Andes

Sun, 23 Jun 1996 17:17:18 +0300

A rousing adventure novel in which two brothers and a temptress search for lost treasure in a mysterious cave, and encounter strange Incas who have been deformed from living underground.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 38 - The Mother Hunt

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:11:32 +0200

The Mother Hunt is the 18th novel by the Grandmaster of Mystery to be reissued in the Rex Stout Library. It's a matter of maternity that brings Lucy Valdon to the brownstone on West 35th, after a baby is left on her doorstep.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 29 - Three for the Chair

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:11:31 +0200

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 when they are called upon to investigate three different murders.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 37 - Homicide Trinity

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:11:25 +0200

Nero Wolfe attempts to find the killer who murdered his victim with Wolfe's own necktie, and he encounters a list of bizarre suspects, including a gun-toting wife and a cop-hating landlady.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 46 - A Family Affair

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:10:48 +0200

When a bomb kills his favorite waiter from his favorite restaurant, sedentary sleuth and gourmand Nero Wolfe is determined to go to any length to find the killer.

Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:15:38 +0200

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 32 - Plot It Yourself

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:11:21 +0200

Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, are called in by a consortium of publishers and writers to investigate several cases of false plagiarism, but the probe soon becomes complicated by murder.

Rex Stout - 1913 - Her Forbidden Knight

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:15:30 +0200

An innocent young telegraph operator becomes a counterfeiter's target

Once, the Lamartine Hotel was a quiet refuge for New York's stuffy fashionable set. But by the 1890s, fashion has moved uptown, and the lobby of the Lamartine has been overtaken by natty young sports, who pass their afternoons with billiards or shows of noisy derring-do. Their preferred damsel is Lila Williams, a delicate young telegraph operator whose shyness so charms them that they resolve to defend her against any ill-behaved characters. They are about to face their fiercest challenger, who rides in the gleaming armor of a millionaire.

His name is John Knowlton, and from the first telegram she writes for him, Lila is charmed. He has money, good looks, and a criminal secret, and his insidious charisma will demand heroic effort from the knights of the Lamartine billiard table.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 15 - Trouble in Triplicate

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:00:28 +0200

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 40 - The Doorbell Rang

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:11:33 +0200

Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bothersome Feds, Nero Wolfe and his able assistant Archie get in over their heads with highly trained G-men who are adept at bugs, tails, and threats.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 35 - The Final Deduction

Wed, 14 Sep 1977 20:11:36 +0300

When the seemingly safe return of an abducted millionaire ends in his murder in his own home, Nero Wolfe sends Archie Goodwin to do his usual legwork, while Wolfe uncovers corruption and greed among Manhattan's elite.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 45 - Please Pass the Guilt

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:10:49 +0200

A Mets fan with a phony name and a millionaire client arrive just in time to provide a case for Nero Wolfe to pay the rent. The bizarre visitors are in a frenzy about a death trap explosion in the discreet whiskey drawer of a top TV executive. To crack this case of bombs and bourbon, the indolent genius and his energetic assistant must pick their way though corporate chicanery, vile ambition... and a healthy swig of murder.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 13 - And Be a Villain

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:00:18 +0200

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.

From the Paperback edition.

Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe 42 - Death of a Doxy

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:11:28 +0200

When an old acquaintance and fellow P.I. is accused of murdering a kept woman, Nero Wolfe investigates and finds several suspects in a mystery blackmailer, a sexy lounge singer, and a cold-blooded lady-killer.