The Rubber Band/The Red Box 2-in-1

Rex Stout

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English

Bantam US
24 February 2009

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

Series: Nero Wolfe

Through a hundred million copies and seventy-three brilliant cases of crime and detection, the adventures of America's largest private detective continue to captivate and enthrall readers around the world. Discover Nero Wolfe--the greatest, grumpiest, gourmandizing detective of them all--in two classic novels, now available in a single dual trade paperback edition.

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.

By: Rex Stout
Imprint: Bantam US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 205mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780553386035
ISBN 10: 0553386034
Series: Nero Wolfe
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 24 February 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Rubber Band/The Red Box 2-in-1

It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore. New York Times Book Review Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals...he is an exceptional character creation. New Yorker