As my professor put it: “Nero Wolfe’s fans are the detective fiction equivalent of Trekkies.” There are Nero Wolfe websites.
It was enough to spoil anyone’s appetite for the finest food in the world – except Wolfe’s.Even after my detective novel binge in 2010, I hadn’t heard of Rex Stout or his famous detective Nero Wolfe until my senior year of college, when I took a class on mystery novels. But there was blood, though not much of it, because the knife was still sticking in Phillip Laszio’s back. “Look at that confounded mess.”Īrchie had discounted all the loose talk about killing and it hadn’t prepared him for blood. Had one of them turned butcher and carved him up? There were too many motives, too few clues, and not enough time to solve one of the most bizarre puzzles in Nero Wolfe’s entire career. It was worth the trip, until one of the chefs got a knife in his back…Īt least three master chefs had sworn to kill Laszio - and with sufficient personal reason. When the world’s greatest chefs invited Wolfe to a cooking conclave in West Virginia, he managed to heave his bulk out of his oversize arm chair, leave his orchids and his office, to attend the gourmet gathering. I work for Nero Wolfe as secretary, body guard, office manager, assistant detective - and fall-guy. Too Many Cooks - April 1972 - Fifth Printing - Rear CoverĪrchie Goodwin. STOUT’S BOOKS:’ -THE NEW YORKERĪND DON’T MISS THESE OTHER NERO WOLFE ADVENTURES!īLACK ORCHIDS. “FIRST CLASS.” -SATURDAY REVIEW”BY FAR THE BEST OF MR. There were too many motives, too few clues and not enough time to solve one of the most bizarre puzzles in Nero Wolfe’s entire career. Had one of them turned butcher and carved him up? It was a matter of honor to find the killer, but not on an empty stomach!Īt least three master chefs had sworn to kill Laszio - and with sufficient personal reason. It was enough to spoil anyone’s appetite for the finest food in the world-except Wolfe’s. was still sticking in Phillip Laszio’s back.
But there was blood, though not much of it, because the knife. ”Īrchie had discounted all the loose talk about killing and it hadn’t prepared him for blood. Too Many Cooks - February 1979 - Rear Cover
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