When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland boss ""counsels"" the detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning- a burst of machine-gun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then the lawyer boyfriend turns up dead, leaving Archie the number one suspect. Throw in drugged drinks, two man-killing debutantes, and officials of a highly un-American party and Wolfe finds himself involved in a case where he must quickly solve one murder to prevent another- his own.
Introduction by William G. Tapply
""It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.""-The New York Times Book Review
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 the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.
By:
Rex Stout Imprint: Bantam Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 170mm,
Width: 107mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 142g ISBN:9780553245943 ISBN 10: 0553245945 Series:Nero Wolfe Pages: 256 Publication Date:01 May 1995 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Second Confession
“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review
