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Loading... Some buried Caesar & The golden spiders (edition 2008)by Rex Stout
Work InformationNero Wolfe Mysteries: Some Buried Caesar / The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The Nero Wolfe stories are some of my favorite cosy mysteries because they're not terribly cosy and i know that the language will be wonderful and the stories fast paced. These two novels don't disappoint as Nero Wolfe first ventures to upstate New York to show his orchids and finds a murder. Archie must soothe him and help while not being told enough though he does meet the charming Lily Rowan. In The Golden Spiders, Wolfe's routine is broken by Archie and in the end that becomes a rather good thing. I wouldn't recommend these two mysteries to a new reader of Nero Wolfe as they don't follow the classic set up for the stories but to a fan of mysteries of this era, Rex Stout is one of the best. ( ) In general, I find that the Nero Wolfe books all run together. I don't remember plots or characters from one time to the next. I have half a dozen or so that I keep on hand for just that reason - I find they are the perfect read when I need something to read. I picked this double volume up for just that reason - I needed something to read over dinner and didn't have time to go home and get something I already owned. I thought, two in one, good deal! As usual, I was not disappointed. "Some Buried Caesar" introduces Lily Rowan, the closest thing Archie has to a steady girlfriend. (Have I mentioned yet in this reveiw how much I love Archie? No? Well, Archie Goodwin is my beau ideal.) She comes in with a bang, so to speak. "The Golden Spiders" has Wolfe taking a case for $4.30 to spite Archie, and then getting offended when that client (and the next one) are murdered under his nose. Fun, entertainig, and starring Archie. Recommended reading for those dining alone. no reviews | add a review
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"Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals...he is an exceptional character creation." --New Yorker 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 fiction's greatest detectives. Here, in this special double edition, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, solve two of their most bizarre cases. Some Buried CaesarA prize bull destined for the barbecue is found pawing the corpse of a late restaurateur. Wolfe is certain that Hickory Caesar Grindon, the soon-to-be-beefsteak bull, isn't the murderer. But who among a veritable stampede of suspects--including a young woman who's caught Archie's eye--turned the tables on Hickory's would-be butcher? It's a crime that wins a blue ribbon for sheer audacity--and Nero Wolfe is the one detective audacious enough to solve it. The Golden Spiders A twelve-year-old boy shows up at Wolfe's brownstone with an incredible story. Soon the great detective finds himself hired for the grand sum of $4.30 and faced with the question of why the last two people to hire him were murdered. To keep it from becoming three, Wolfe must discover the unlikely connection between a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and a pair of earrings shaped like spiders dipped in gold. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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