Best Rex Stout
Some Buried Caesar is a 1939 detective novel by Rex Stout featuring private investigator Nero Wolfe and his assistant and narrator, Archie Goodwin. After a roadside automobile accident, Wolfe becomes involved in events surrounding a prize bull and a murder at a rural exposition in upstate New York....
Too Many Cooks is a 1938 detective novel by Rex Stout featuring private investigator Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin. Wolfe leaves his New York brownstone to attend a gathering of elite chefs at a West Virginia resort, where professional rivalry is followed by murder. The unusual settin...
In the Best Families is a 1950 detective novel by Rex Stout featuring private investigator Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin. The case brings Wolfe into direct conflict with Arnold Zeck, a powerful criminal figure who had appeared in two earlier novels. Wolfe unexpectedly abandons his Wes...
Fer-de-Lance is a 1934 detective novel by Rex Stout and the first book featuring private detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant and narrator, Archie Goodwin. The investigation connects a missing immigrant metalworker with the unusual death of a college president during a golf game. The novel establi...
Wolfe is the master of the sedentary genius. He operates from his immaculate brownstone, preferring to let others do the legwork while he analyzes the details presented to him. His genius is paired with a profound disdain for physical exertion and social niceties. He represents a more insulated, int...
The Final Deduction is a 1961 detective novel by Rex Stout featuring private investigator Nero Wolfe and his assistant and narrator, Archie Goodwin. Wolfe is hired after the wife of a wealthy man receives a kidnapping demand accompanied by unusual instructions concerning the ransom. The case develop...
