Fer-De-Lance.

REX STOUT

Publication: Otto Penzler Books, 1996, New York

First facsimile edition. Introduces Nero Wolfe. As new, unread copy in dust jacket. Introduces Nero Wolfe, the brilliant, idiosyncratic, and obese armchair detective. PI Wolfe is asked to find Carlo Maffei, who has simply disappeared. Shortly thereafter, his body is found murdered on a golf course. Wolfe`s inquiries reveal a possible connection with the sudden death of university president Barstow. As Wolfe looks into the murders, he finds that heAs getting very close to solving the murders when a fer-de-lance (one of the most deadly snakes know to man) is delivered and a ball boy from the golf course provides a crucial clue. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone mystery.

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