Description
When a deadly threat drives Nero Wolfe from his New York brownstone, the famously immovable detective and his resourceful aide, Archie Goodwin, are forced into an extraordinary campaign far beyond their usual surroundings. As the danger becomes personal and Wolfe’s friends and family fall under attack, the pair pursue a ruthless criminal mastermind whose reach extends across the city and beyond. Their investigation tests Wolfe’s methods, Archie’s loyalty, and the uneasy but enduring partnership at the heart of the series, while introducing Lily Rowan as an important presence in Archie’s life. Combining high-stakes suspense, sharp dialogue, and Rex Stout’s signature Holmes-and-Watson-style interplay, the novel is one of the most dramatic entries in the Nero Wolfe canon.
Available Editions
paperback
Books on Tape, Inc.
Published May 19, 1995
ISBN: 9780736630580
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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Details
First Published
1950
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for In the Best Families by Rex Stout.