Some Buried Caesar (1939)

by Rex Stout

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Series: Nero Wolfe (6)

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A car accident in upstate New York strands Nero Wolfe, America's largest detective, and Archie Goodwin, his confidential assistant, in the midst of a family feud. The feud, over $45,000 worth of prize bull, turns ugly when the beef in question is found pawing the mangled body of a family scion. Solving the mystery is no problem -- but, alas, the evidence keeps disappearing.… (more)

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Pretty standard Stout -- an enjoyable and quick read, but nothing earth-shattering. (

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dllh | Jan 6, 2021 |

Wolfe is on his yearly excursion to visit an orchid fair when Archie Goodwin crashes the car and they find themselves in the middle of nothing. Nothing apart from a field with a bull in it. And there it starts because that bull is making a lot of people seriously upset. (

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bratell | Dec 25, 2020 |

I enjoyed this mystery thoroughly. Learned a bit about cattle at the same time! And, the delectable Ms. Lily Rowan makes her first appearance in the series in big style! (

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Javman83 | Dec 2, 2020 |

Nero Wolfe solves the mystery of the Bull named Caesar. In this early work we meet Lily Rowan for the first time. (

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LindaLeeJacobs | Feb 15, 2020 |

It's always a pleasure when I take out one of the old ones, the real deal, the cat's pajamas. As usual with the Nero Wolfe mysteries, I'm in it for the slang, zippy one liners, and evocation of an era. The mystery element is meh. However, this is the novel where Archie meets his long time girldfriend, Lily. And, the banter begins... (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rex Stout	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Ahmavaara, Eero	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Davidson, Diane Mott	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hallman, Tom	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Prichard, Michael	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus by Rex Stout

Nero Wolfe Mysteries: Some Buried Caesar / The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout

In vacanza con l'assassino by Rex Stout

Scacco al Re per Nero Wolfe in "Nella serra del crimine" by Rex Stout

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Some Buried Caesar

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Some Buried Caesar

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The Red Bull

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Interbellum (1918|1939)

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That sunny September day was full of surprises.

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A car accident in upstate New York strands Nero Wolfe, America's largest detective, and Archie Goodwin, his confidential assistant, in the midst of a family feud. The feud, over $45,000 worth of prize bull, turns ugly when the beef in question is found pawing the mangled body of a family scion. Solving the mystery is no problem -- but, alas, the evidence keeps disappearing.

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