Over My Dead Body
Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe- 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...
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Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe- 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!OVER MY DEAD BODY- When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some missing diamonds, whom else can she turn to but the world-famous Nero Wolfe? Especially since she claims to be Wolfe's long lost daughter! The stakes are suddenly raised when a student at this woman's fencing school ends up dead after a pointed lesson...
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307756084 (0307756084)
Publish date: July 21st 2010
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Series: Nero Wolfe (#7)
This Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body, is from early in the Nero Wolfe series (I believe #7). It is 1939, and a girl from Yugoslavia visits Mr. Wolfe, claiming she is his adopted daughter (not seen by him since age 3), and needs his representation - her employer, who runs a fencing academy, claims she ...
A book which gives a glimpse into Wolfe's past. It's one of the longer Wolfe outings, but admirably paced, keeping the reader always engaged and looking for the next twist. World War II, which has only murmured in the background, for the first time has a tangible impact on the plot.
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