When an abandoned baby is left on her doorstep, the young socialite
widow knows only too well the identity of the father: her deceased
philanderer of a husband. But who is the mother? The case seems like
child's play to Nero Wolfe, until the first dead body. While the police
nurse their grudges against him, and the widow nurses Archie, the genius
sleuth and his sidekick look for the hand that rocked the cradle. But
nothing can pacify the killer, who's found the formula for murder--and
is determined to milk it for all it's worth.
Introduction by Marilyn Wallace
"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.