Best Nero Wolfe Novels - April 2024

In the Best Families (Crime Line)

The aging millionairess has a problem: where is her young playboy husband getting all his money? To help find the answer, Archie infiltrates a party at her palatial estate. But her late-night murder ruins the festive mood . . . and a letter bomb from a powerful crime boss makes Nero Wolfe do the unthinkable—run for his life. Suddenly Archie finds himself on his own, trying to find a killer without the help of his old mentor. For to all appearances, Wolfe has vanished. The career of the world’s most famous detective has ended in cowardice and disgrace . . . or has it? Introduction by Patric... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553277766
• ASIN: 0553277766
• ISBN: 0553277766
• Brand: Brand: Bantam Books
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Before Midnight (Nero Wolfe)

The scent of murder is in the air at the great Pour Amour perfume contest, and the incomparable Nero Wolfe is intent on sniffing out the killer. The foul deed is committed during the contest’s final round. Only five riddles separate the contestants from the million-dollar cash prize when someone finds the sweet smell of success too intoxicating to leave to chance. Now the contest creator is dead and the answers stolen from his wallet, and it’s up to Wolfe to follow the trail of clues to a source disturbingly close to home. Introduction by Robert Crais   “It is always a treat to read a N... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553763040
• ASIN: 0553763040
• ISBN: 0553763040
• Brand: Brand: Bantam
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Trio for Blunt Instruments (Nero Wolfe)

If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever admit to an Achilles' heel-which they wouldn't-it would be a weakness for damsels in distress. In these three charming chillers the duo answer the call of helpless heroines with nothing to lose-except their lives. First a beautiful young Aphrodite comes to Nero looking for a hero-and the answer to the mystery of her father's death....Then an old flame of Archie's reignites with a plan that may corner him into a lifetime commitment-behind bars....And finally a detective's work is never done, as a hot tip leads the team into the sizzling center ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553241915
• ASIN: 0553241915
• ISBN: 0553241915
• Brand: Crimeline
• Manufacturer: Crimeline

Too Many Cooks (A Nero Wolfe Mystery Book 5)

• ASIN: B003V4BPTC
• ASIN: B003V4BPTC
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Too Many Cooks/Champagne for One (Nero Wolfe)

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. In this pair of classic Nero Wolfe mysteries, Stout is at his unparalleled best as the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, are served two lethally appetizing cases. Too Many CooksEveryone knows that too many cooks spoil the broth, but you’d hardly expect it to lead to murder. But that’s exactly what’s on the menu at a five-star gathering of the world’s greatest chefs. As... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553386298
• ASIN: 0553386298
• ISBN: 9780553386295
• Brand: Stout, Rex/ Horne, Lena (INT)
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries Book 8)

An “excellent” novel that goes back to 1920s New York to reveal how the famed detective first met his incomparable sidekick (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In 1930, young Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks—with a pair of hot lead slugs.   Dismissed from his job for being “trigger-happy,” he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective’s assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art G... [Read More]

• ASIN: B009VR4SSI
• ASIN: B009VR4SSI
• Manufacturer: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

Where There's a Will (Nero Wolfe)

Why did the late multimillionaire Noel Hawthorne leave his sisters, April, May, and June, a peach, a pear, and an apple? Why did he will the bulk of his considerable estate to a woman who was most definitely not his wife? Now Nero Wolfe, able, astute, and unscrupulous detective that he is, must get to the bottom of a will that’s left a whirlpool of menace . . . and a legacy of murder that’s about to be fulfilled.   Introduction by Dean R. Koontz   “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review   A grand master ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553763016
• ASIN: 0553763016
• ISBN: 0553763016
• Brand: Stout, Rex
• Manufacturer: Bantam

The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe)

Paul Chapin’s college cronies never quite forgave themselves for instigating the tragic prank that left their friend a twisted cripple. Yet with their hazing days at Harvard far behind them, they had every reason to believe that Paul himself had forgiven them—until a class reunion ends in a fatal fall, and the poems, swearing deadly retribution, begin to arrive. Now this league of frightened men is desperate for Nero Wolfe’s help. But are Wolfe’s brilliance and Archie’s tenacity enough to outwit a killer so cunning he can plot and execute in plain sight?   Introduction by Robert Gol... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553762982
• ASIN: 0553762982
• ISBN: 0553762982
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Champagne for One (A Nero Wolfe Mystery Book 31)

• ASIN: B003V4BPP6
• ASIN: B003V4BPP6
• Manufacturer: Crimeline

The Nero Wolfe Mystery Series: The Zeck Trilogy: And Be a Villain, The Second Confession, In the Best Families

• ASIN: B01M3TJSPJ
• ASIN: B01M3TJSPJ
• Manufacturer: Bantam

If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe)

Murder lurks in the wings of the sprawling Fifth Avenue penthouse of multimillionaire Otis Jarrell, who has just retained the incomparable Nero Wolfe on a case of the utmost confidentiality. But even the master detective cannot prevent tragedy when it inevitably arrives wielding Jarrell’s missing revolver. Soon a second victim meets his maker, and Wolfe must piece together the truth behind Jarrell’s scandalously ill-behaved family. And for one member of that charmed circle—a two-time killer sleeping the fitful sleep of the guilty—it could prove a deadly awakening.Introduction by Robert... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553762966
• ASIN: 0553762966
• ISBN: 0553762966
• Brand: Brand: Bantam
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Crooked House

• ASIN: B077J92LN5
• ASIN: B077J92LN5

The Father Hunt (Nero Wolfe)

All pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she can’t afford Nero Wolfe’s outlandish fees . . . or can she? Suddenly she’s knocking on the oversized detective’s door with a parcel full of bills in hand—and a quarter of a million hidden in her closet. It’s all part of a nest egg left by her unknown father. But when Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, begin to trace the money to the man, they make a startling discovery: Amy’s father murdered her mother—and now he may be after her. “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man h... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553762974
• ASIN: 0553762974
• ISBN: 0553762974
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Complete Series // All 14 Episodes

Based on the characters in Rex Stout's classic series, this 1981 TV series stars William Conrad as brilliant, but portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets and solve cases. His faithful assistant Archie Goodwin (Lee Horsley) provides the brawn that complements Wolfe's detective genius. 14 episodes, 15 hrs, 3 DVDs.

• ASIN: B072F3Z8TG
• UPC: 773848612833
• ASIN: B072F3Z8TG
• Brand: VEI
• Manufacturer: Visual Entertainment

Murder by the Book (Nero Wolfe)

It wasn’t Leonard Dykes’s writing style that offended. But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending. Now four people are dead, including the unfortunate author himself, and the police think Nero Wolfe is the only man who can close the book on this novel killer. So the genius sleuth directs his sidekick to set a trap . . . and discovers that the truth is far stranger—and far bloodier—than fiction.   Introduction by David Handler   “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New Y... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553763113
• ASIN: 0553763113
• ISBN: 0553763113
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Archie Meets Nero Wolfe : A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries

"A prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe

• UPC: 21599584
• Rating: 4.667

Nero Wolfe : The Archie Goodwin Files

Since 1977, The Wolfe Pack has published "The Gazette," chockful of articles and tales of America's greatest sleuth, Nero Wolfe, who prefers beer and orchids to working at his West 35th Street brownstone. But thanks

• UPC: 53251963
• Rating: 5.0

Archie Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries - eBook

To become part of the Nero Wolfe legend, Archie Goodwin must prove his worthArchie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman,

• UPC: 295649798
• Rating: 4.667

Death of an Art Collector : A Nero Wolfe Mystery

An art hoarder's suspicious death paints a nasty picture for Nero Wolfe. No matter how fabulously he's being courted, infamously dour "art hog" Arthur Wordell isn't keen on favoring the new Guggenheim Museum with his

• UPC: 126284562

Black Orchids/The Silent Speaker : Nero Wolfe Mysteries

A NERO WOLFE SPECIAL EDITION--TWO COMPLETE MYSTERIES IN ONE VOLUME "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

• UPC: 10867740
• Rating: 1.0

Nearly Nero : The Adventures of Claudius Lyon, the Man Who Would Be Wolfe

"A collection of 11 short stories that pay homage to the style and characters of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe

• UPC: 55494042
• Rating: 5.0

The Nero Wolfe Mystery Series: The Zeck Trilogy - eBook

The perfect introduction to crime fiction’s greatest armchair detective: three mysteries featuring Nero Wolfe and his nemesis, gangland kingpin Arnold Zeck . . .AND BE A VILLAINTHE SECOND CONFESSIONIN THE BEST FAMILIESA guest on a

• UPC: 219353593
• Rating: 4.667

At Wolfe's Door : The Nero Wolfe Novels of Rex Stout

These are the Nero Wolfe novels of Rex

• UPC: 25944729

The Best of Gene Wolfe - eBook

From a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, "Of all SF writers currently active none is

• UPC: 350338072
• Rating: 4.333

Three at Wolfe's Door

Three murder cases place arrogant, gormandizing sleuth Archie Goodwin at an exclusive dinner party where arsenic is served, in a wandering cab with a dead lady driver, and at a rodeo

• UPC: 1807228
• Rating: 3.167

In the Best Families by Rex Stout 1950 HC/DJ Nero Wolfe Crime Mystery Novel BCE

• UPC: 283524306537
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 80 USD