Description
When a wealthy businessman enlists the legendary Nero Wolfe to find his estranged son, the detective is drawn into a complex web of family secrets and potential murder. The investigation quickly escalates as the son's disappearance seems tied to a high-profile trial, raising the stakes for all involved. Wolfe and his ever-resourceful assistant Archie Goodwin must navigate a treacherous path through deceit and hidden motives to uncover the truth before it's too late. This classic mystery delves into themes of inheritance, betrayal, and the lengths people will go to protect their reputations.
Available Editions
paperback
Fontana
Published Jan 1, 1981
192 pages
ISBN: 9780006164708
Meet Nero Wolfe
#1Fer-de-lance
#2The League of Frightened Men
The Rubber Band
#5Too Many Cooks
#6Some Buried Caesar
#6Where There's a Will
Over My Dead Body
Black Orchids
Too Many Women
#11The Silent Speaker
And Be a Villain
#13In the Best Families
The Black Mountain
#19Might as Well Be Dead
And Four to Go
Prisoner's Base
#24Three for the Chair
#25Plot It Yourself
#27If Death Ever Slept
Champagne for One
Gambit
#33Death of a Doxy
A Family Affair
Three Men Out
The Father Hunt
#45Death of a Dude
Please Pass the Guilt
Not Quite Dead Enough
Trouble in Triplicate
Curtains for Three
Murder by the Book
Triple Jeopardy
The Golden Spiders
Before Midnight
The Final Deduction
Three Witnesses
Too Many Clients
Three at Wolfe's Door
The Mother Hunt
A Right to Die
The Doorbell Rang
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First Published
1956
Language
eng
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