“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here are four cunning cases that leave everyone guessing. When it comes to sleuthing out a clever solution, only Nero Wolfe has a clue.
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"Zowie! I am definitely going to read more Nero Wolfe mysteries. The relationship between Wolfe (brilliant orchid-cultivating gourmand) and his live-in right hand man Archie Goodwin actually keeps you turning the pages more than the mystery being cleverly solved. "
— Rachel (4 out of 5 stars)
" It is Rex Stout and Nero Wolfe....My favorite detective........there is nothing else to say. "
— Jill, 8/14/2010" Yet another great collection of Nero Wolfe stories. "Christmas Party" is one of my very favorites--I read it every holiday season. "
— Rob, 11/8/2009" A good opportunity to read a short story (or 4 of them!) if you'd like to read on your commute without committing to a novel. "
— Dory, 9/28/2009" First Nero Wolfe I've read - recommended by Jacqueline <br/> <br/>There were four short stories in this book - somewhat interesting, but not suspenseful. I'll go for a full Nero Wolfe novel next, but not right away. "
— Kent, 9/12/2009" <br/>An entertaining group of four Nero Wolfe short stories, three with holiday themes. "
— Bill, 10/8/2008Rex Stout (1886–1975), inimitable master of detective fiction, wrote seventy-three mysteries and numerous novels and short stories. He is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Nero Wolfe. He was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and received the Crime Writers Association’s Silver Dagger Award.
Michael Prichard is a Los Angeles-based actor who has played several thousand characters during his career, over one hundred of them in theater and film. He is primarily heard as an audiobook narrator, having recorded well over five hundred full-length books. His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award for Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman and six AudioFile Earphones Awards. He was named a Top Ten Golden Voice by SmartMoney magazine. He holds an MFA in theater from the University of Southern California.