Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here...  more

Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here are four cunning cases that leave everyone guessing. When it comes to sleuthing out a clever solution, only Nero Wolfe has a clue. Christmas Party; Easter Parade; Fourth of July Picnic; Murder is No Joke Read by Michael Prichard. Audio Cassettes

Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here...  more

Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here are four cunning cases that leave everyone guessing. When it comes to sleuthing out a clever solution, only Nero Wolfe has a clue. Christmas Party; Easter Parade; Fourth of July Picnic; Murder is No Joke

Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here...  more

Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here are four cunning cases that leave everyone guessing. When it comes to sleuthing out a clever solution, only Nero Wolfe has a clue. Christmas Party; Easter Parade; Fourth of July Picnic; Murder is No Joke

When an old acquaintance and fellow P.I. is accused of murdering a kept woman, Nero Wolfe investigates and finds several suspects in a mystery blackmailer, a sexy lounge singer, and a cold-blooded lady-killer.

That sheer genius, Nero Wolfe, has no peer when it comes to detection -- or to eccentricity. Dedicated to his prize-winning orchids and gourmet meals, he is famous for conducting business from his cozy study. But now the cold-blooded killing of his closest friend enrages him into leaving not...  more

That sheer genius, Nero Wolfe, has no peer when it comes to detection -- or to eccentricity. Dedicated to his prize-winning orchids and gourmet meals, he is famous for conducting business from his cozy study. But now the cold-blooded killing of his closest friend enrages him into leaving not only his home, but his country as well. Together with his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, Wolfe begins the most dangerous adventure of his career in an exotic land where his life will depend on a false passport, a knapsack filled with chocolate bars, and a razor-sharp knife.

That sheer genius, Nero Wolfe, has no peer when it comes to detection -- or to eccentricity. Dedicated to his prize-winning orchids and gourmet meals, he is famous for conducting business from his cozy study. But now the cold-blooded killing of his closest friend enrages him into leaving not...  more

That sheer genius, Nero Wolfe, has no peer when it comes to detection -- or to eccentricity. Dedicated to his prize-winning orchids and gourmet meals, he is famous for conducting business from his cozy study. But now the cold-blooded killing of his closest friend enrages him into leaving not only his home, but his country as well. Together with his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, Wolfe begins the most dangerous adventure of his career in an exotic land where his life will depend on a false passport, a knapsack filled with chocolate bars, and a razor-sharp knife.

Who killed the kept woman? Archie discovered the honey-haired corpse on the floor of her plush pink bedroom. How could a young out-of-work showgirl afford that $300-a-month suite? That was no mystery. Who murdered her? Now was a problem worthy of Nero Wolfe...

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being...  more

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being charged with the murder of Isabel Kerr. As Archie deals with a colorful cast of characters, including Isabel's sister, brother-in-law, and benefactor, Wolfe uses mathematics and memory to crack this case.

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being...  more

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being charged with the murder of Isabel Kerr. As Archie deals with a colorful cast of characters, including Isabel's sister, brother-in-law, and benefactor, Wolfe uses mathematics and memory to crack this case.

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being...  more

Detective genius Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators based in New York. With Wolfe's unmatchable wits and Archie's tireless legwork, no mystery is unsolvable. In this installment, Wolfe must prove the innocence of colleague Orrie Cather who is being charged with the murder of Isabel Kerr. As Archie deals with a colorful cast of characters, including Isabel's sister, brother-in-law, and benefactor, Wolfe uses mathematics and memory to crack this case.

Would Nero Wolfe leave his brownstone in Manhattan and travel halfway across the country to a dude ranch in Montana? Never! Unless assistant Archie Goodwin were there trying to solve a messy rifle shot murder...

Murder strikes thrice in these three baffling mysteries of crime and detection. First, Stout's great detective, Nero Wolfe, develops an appetite for the sweet taste of revenge when someone slips something most foul into his lunch. Then, a couturier's beautiful sister uses Archie Goodwin,...  more

Murder strikes thrice in these three baffling mysteries of crime and detection. First, Stout's great detective, Nero Wolfe, develops an appetite for the sweet taste of revenge when someone slips something most foul into his lunch. Then, a couturier's beautiful sister uses Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's man about town, as her ready-made alibi - and maybe fall guy - unless Wolfe can spot the loose ends in a nearly seamless crime. Finally, Wolfe has a run-in with the law after a mysterious old woman leaves a package at the detective's West Thirty-fifth Street brownstone that pits him against a cunning criminal - and the U.S. government. Read by Michael Prichard. Audio Cassettes) (7:23:36)

Paul Jerwin ist ein begnadeter Schachspieler. Als er den Millionär Matthew Blount kennen lernt, Gründer eines exklusiven Schachklubs, arrangiert dieser ein Turnier über zwölf Partien - simultan. Eine unwiderstehliche Herausforderung für Jerin. Und eine tödliche....  more

Paul Jerwin ist ein begnadeter Schachspieler. Als er den Millionär Matthew Blount kennen lernt, Gründer eines exklusiven Schachklubs, arrangiert dieser ein Turnier über zwölf Partien - simultan. Eine unwiderstehliche Herausforderung für Jerin. Und eine tödliche. Denn im verlauf des Turniers wird der junge Mann vergiftet. Privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe hält den Mord für ein echtes Gambit: Eine Figur wird mit Absicht geopfert, um auf längere Sicht einen Vorteil zu erlangen.

Paul Jerwin ist ein begnadeter Schachspieler. Als er den Millionär Matthew Blount kennen lernt, Gründer eines exklusiven Schachklubs, arrangiert dieser ein Turnier über zwölf Partien - simultan. Eine unwiderstehliche Herausforderung für Jerin. Und eine tödliche....  more

Paul Jerwin ist ein begnadeter Schachspieler. Als er den Millionär Matthew Blount kennen lernt, Gründer eines exklusiven Schachklubs, arrangiert dieser ein Turnier über zwölf Partien - simultan. Eine unwiderstehliche Herausforderung für Jerin. Und eine tödliche. Denn im verlauf des Turniers wird der junge Mann vergiftet. Privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe hält den Mord für ein echtes Gambit: Eine Figur wird mit Absicht geopfert, um auf längere Sicht einen Vorteil zu erlangen.

Jerin is a mental freak -- a man capable of successfully playing a dozen simultaneous chess games against first-rate players while he himself is out of sight of any of the boards. It is while thus engaged that he is killed. A millionaire -- his opponent in more realms than chess -- is accused,...  more

Jerin is a mental freak -- a man capable of successfully playing a dozen simultaneous chess games against first-rate players while he himself is out of sight of any of the boards. It is while thus engaged that he is killed. A millionaire -- his opponent in more realms than chess -- is accused, and Nero Wolfe is given what appears to be the most hopeless case he and Archie Goodwin have ever tackled.

The orchid-growing gourmet Nero Wolfe and his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, dine on a three-course feast of murder. The menu in the first case is a double helping of lethal instruments. In the second, an embarassing situation develops when Wolfe's own soup-stained tie becomes a...  more

The orchid-growing gourmet Nero Wolfe and his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, dine on a three-course feast of murder. The menu in the first case is a double helping of lethal instruments. In the second, an embarassing situation develops when Wolfe's own soup-stained tie becomes a deadly weapon. Finally, Rex Stout proves that one can indeed have too much money, when a healthy serving of greenbacks and a ham actor lead Archie to an unpleasant discovery: a poor dead soul who may or may not have gotten his just desserts. Counterfeit for Murder. Death of a Demon. Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Mo.

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver...  more

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver that the killer uses. Wolfe must find the truth behind the scandals in Jarrell's ill-behaved family. One of its members sleeps the fitful sleep of the guilty, and Wolfe's getting dead-tired of murder.

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver...  more

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver that the killer uses. Wolfe must find the truth behind the scandals in Jarrell's ill-behaved family. One of its members sleeps the fitful sleep of the guilty, and Wolfe's getting dead-tired of murder.

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver...  more

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's Jarrell's own missing revolver that the killer uses. Wolfe must find the truth behind the scandals in Jarrell's ill-behaved family. One of its members sleeps the fitful sleep of the guilty, and Wolfe's getting dead-tired of murder.

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on...  more

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on...  more

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on...  more

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on...  more

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.

The legendary Nero Wolfe finds himself deep in foul territory in these three baffling cases of murder and mayhem. In the first, some sharp questions about a poisoning come to an abrupt end -- as in death by a blunt instrument. Then Wolfe must decode the last message of a competitor who...  more

The legendary Nero Wolfe finds himself deep in foul territory in these three baffling cases of murder and mayhem. In the first, some sharp questions about a poisoning come to an abrupt end -- as in death by a blunt instrument. Then Wolfe must decode the last message of a competitor who pencils in the name of his killer before he's rubbed out with one shot in his soundproof office. Finally, the stay-at-home sleuth deigns to attend a World Series game where a rookie's struck out before he gets to bat, leaving Wolfe to prove that when it comes to detection he's in a league by himself. Invitation To Murder -- The Zero Clue -- This Won't Kill You

When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe's assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death, under circumstances...  more

When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe's assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death, under circumstances that don't quite wash. Now, to the dismay of a greedy board of directors, and a fortune-hunting South American ex-husband, the astute Wolfe feels, on second thought, a certain responsibility to dip into Priscilla's case and scrub away the stain of murder.

Nero Wolfe is on a trail of money, mayhem and murder in three cases of capital crimes. First the death of a self-made millionare. Then on to a rural lodge to teach a foreign ambassador and a famous diplomat that murder is bad for business. Finally, it's a case of politics making the...  more

Nero Wolfe is on a trail of money, mayhem and murder in three cases of capital crimes. First the death of a self-made millionare. Then on to a rural lodge to teach a foreign ambassador and a famous diplomat that murder is bad for business. Finally, it's a case of politics making the strangest of bedfellows. A window for death -- Immune to murder -- Too many detectives

The legendary Nero Wolfe finds himself deep in foul territory in these three baffling cases of murder and mayhem. In the first, some sharp questions about a poisoning come to an abrupt end -- as in death by a blunt instrument. Then Wolfe must decode the last message of a competitor who...  more

The legendary Nero Wolfe finds himself deep in foul territory in these three baffling cases of murder and mayhem. In the first, some sharp questions about a poisoning come to an abrupt end -- as in death by a blunt instrument. Then Wolfe must decode the last message of a competitor who pencils in the name of his killer before he's rubbed out with one shot in his soundproof office. Finally, the stay-at-home sleuth deigns to attend a World Series game where a rookie's struck out before he gets to bat, leaving Wolfe to prove that when it comes to detection he's in a league by himself. Invitation To Murder -- The Zero Clue -- This Won't Kill You

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...  more

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 of a sexy scandal that could leave them cold -- dead cold. Stories: Kill now, pay later -- Murder is corny -- Blood will tell