Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book by Rex Stout, published by Random House Publishing Group in September 1995, is a captivating entry in the Nero Wolfe mystery series. This edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The story revolves around the mysterious deaths linked to the unpublished manuscript of Leonard Dykes, leading the brilliant detective Nero Wolfe to investigate a series of unsettling events that culminate in murder.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that combines elements of fiction and mystery, as Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin navigate a web of intrigue surrounding the deceased author and his work. The plot unfolds with Wolfe employing his unique investigative methods to uncover the truth behind the killings, revealing a tale that is both complex and engaging. This edition continues to showcase Stout’s mastery in crafting traditional detective stories, appealing to fans of cozy mysteries and private investigator tales.
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“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review
Introduction by David Handler
It wasn’t Leonard Dykes’s writing style that offended. But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending. Now four people are dead, including the unfortunate author himself, and the police think Nero Wolfe is the only man who can close the book on this novel killer. So the genius sleuth directs his sidekick to set a trap . . . and discovers that the truth is far stranger—and far bloodier—than fiction.
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.
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