There's no one and nothing the great detective Nero Wolfe wouldn't take
on if the price was right. That's something wealthy society widow Rachel
Bruner is counting on when she writes him a check for a whopping hundred
grand. But even Wolfe has a moment's doubt when he finds out why the
prize is so generous. For the oversize genius and his able assistant
Archie Goodwin are about to lock horns with the FBI--and those highly
trained G-men have a way with threats, tails, and bugs that could give
even sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe a run for his money.
Introduction by Stuart Kaminsky
"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.