Russell's ebook Library
1 - Fer-De-Lance
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [1]: As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadully close to solving the devilishly clever...
2 - The League of Frightened Men
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [2]: Paul Chapin's college cronies never forgave themselves for the prank that crippled their friend. Yet with Harvard days behind them, they thought they were forgiven - until a class reunion ends in a fatal fall. This league of frightene...
3 - The Rubber Band
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [3]: What do a Wild West lynching and a respected English nobleman have in common? On the surface, absolutely nothing. But when a young woman hires his services, it becomes Nero Wolfe’s job to look deeper and find the connection. A forty-y...
4 - The Red Box
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [4]: A lovely woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended theatrical producer Llewellyn Frost depend on solving the mystery of the red box: two pounds of candied fruits, nuts and creams, covered with chocolate - and laced with potassiu...
5 - Too Many Cooks
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [5]: The guest at a gathering of the greatest chefs in the world, Nero Wolfe must practice his own trade - sleuthing - when he discovers that a murderer is in their midst.
6 - Some Buried Caesar
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [6]: A prize bull, a restaurateur's tacky publicity stunt, a family feud (among the bull's owners), and the death of a family scion pit Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin against a special breed of killer.
7 - Over My Dead Body
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [7]: When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some missing diamonds, whom else can she turn to but the world-famous Nero Wolfe? Especially since she claims to be Wolfe's long lost daughter!The stakes are suddenly raised when a student at...
8 - Where There's a Will
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [8]: Investigating the bizarre will of late multimillionaire Noel Hawthorne - who left the bulk of his estate to his mistress and nearly nothing to his three sisters - astute sleuth Nero Wolfe stumbles upon a legacy of murder.
9 - The Silent Speaker
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [9]: When a powerful government official scheduled to speak to a group of millionaires turns up dead, the business world clamors for a solution, and Nero Wolfe takes the case.
10 - Too Many Women
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [10]: Archie, Nero Wolfe's assistant, goes undercover to investigate a murder at a Wall Street firm, where he discovers a fringe benefit: hundreds of women work there. Everyone's alibi is air-tight, so Archie and Wolfe set a trap. Which wo...
11 - And Be a Villain
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [11]: Radio talk show host Madeline Fraser's worst nightmare comes true when one of her on-air guests collapses at the mike after drinking a glass of the sponsor's beverage.
12 - The Second Confession
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [12]: When a millionaire businessman hires the sedentary detective to snoop on his daughter's boyfriend, Wolfe finds himself caught in a labyrinthine case involving drugged drinks, murderous debutantes, and a gangland boss.
13 - In the Best Families
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [13]: Aging millionairess Mrs. Rackham asks Nero Wolfe to find out where her penniless husband has suddenly been obtaining mysteriously large sums of money, a request that leads to murder and to threats against the master detective himself...
14 - Murder by the Book
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [14]: When everyone who has read Leonard Dykes's unpublished manuscript - including the author himself - is found dead, Nero Wolfe, along with his sidekick, decides to set a trap.
15 - Prisoner's Base
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [15]: Hours after Priscilla Eads pleads with him to take her case, Nero Wolfe is shocked to find out that she was murdered, and soon he is investigating her fortune-hunting husband and greedy business associates.
16 - The Golden Spiders
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [16]: Trying to determine why his last two clients were ruthlessly murdered, Nero Wolfe wonders if the answer is linked to a young boy who turns up at his brownstone apartment and finds clues in a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and spi...
17 - The Black Mountain
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [17]: Vowing to avenge the murder of his dear friend, Marko Vukcic, Nero Wolfe, along with his faithful partner, Archie Goodwin, journey to the hazardous mountains of Montenegro.
18 - Before Midnight
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [18]: Cheaters never prosper, but Nero Wolfe encounters one who kills trying.At the Pour Amour perfume riddle contest, a million dollars goes to the contestant who can answer five questions. Someone doesn't like the heat of competition, so...
19 - Might as Well Be Dead
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [19]: Eleven years after his own thoughtlessness sent his only son, Paul, away from home, Nebraska businessman James Herold calls upon Nero Wolfe to track down the young man so that he can make amends.
20 - If Death Ever Slept
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [20]: With Nero Wolfe on the job, you'd think murderers would take caution. But even the master detective can't stop a killing, especially if it's an inside job - right under the roof of his client, millionaire Otis Jarrell.What's more, it...
21 - Champagne for One
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [21]: Faith Usher had a decidedly morbid personality. She talked about taking her life, and kept cyanide in her purse. So when she collapses and dies from a lethal champagne cocktail in the middle of a high society dinner party, everyone c...
22 - Plot It Yourself
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [22]: Nero Wolfe has another a complicated case. Four famous writers are accused of plagiarism. They are outraged. Things become increasingly suspicious and Nero realizes the intelligence of the criminals he is working against.
23 - Too Many Clients
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [23]: It's an attractive, interesting case for any detective. a business man turns up dead in a satin-lined room, a love den. Fleshy paintings adorn the walls and women's slippers line the closet. For Nero Wolfe, the best feature is that t...
24 - The Final Deduction
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [24]: When the seemingly safe return of an abducted millionaire ends in his murder in his own home, Nero Wolfe sends Archie Goodwin to do his usual legwork, while Wolfe uncovers corruption and greed among Manhattan's elite.
25 - Gambit
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe [25]: A private club is the setting for murder when Paul Jerim, playing chess with twelve opponents, is poisoned. When her father is accused of the murder, beautiful Sally Blount calls on gourmet detective Nero Wolfe to find the real kille...
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