Murder By the Book, Rex Stout
Murder By the Book, Rex Stout
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Murder By the Book

Author: Rex Stout

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2007


Synopsis

“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review

Introduction by David Handler

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 But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending.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.

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 the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained—and puzzled—millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.

About The Author

Rex Stout (1886–1975) wrote dozens of short stories, novellas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on August 01, 2019

The only people who know the contents of an unpublished novel (the author, the publisher's reader, the typist of the manuscript) have been murdered, the novel has apparently been destroyed, and Nero Wolfe is determined to discover why--despite the fact that neither Wolfe nor Archie has the slightest......more

Goodreads review by thefourthvine on December 28, 2023

This was a reread, a palate cleanser after the rush of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom, because: 1. There is never a bad time for Nero Wolfe, and 2. It's the rainy season in Los Angeles (January 18-28, roughly) This book is one of my favorites in the series. It's sharp, it's got the usual moments of......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on February 04, 2021

This is an excelent adventure of murder and intreague. Mr. Nero Wolfe solves the crime without even doing a bit of work. Of corse, Archy Goodwin does all the leg work for his Master.......more

Goodreads review by hotsake on December 31, 2022

This was the most P.I. of any of the books in the series thus far and while I prefer the more mystery-heavy stories this was still a blast. Also, I noticed while doing this chronological read-through that although it is often stated and I had always agreed that Wolfe rarely if ever left his home, he......more

Goodreads review by E.M. on July 30, 2015

One of my favorite Nero Wolfe books. First off, I absolutely love Michael Pritchard's performance and to me he *is* Archie. He imbues the right amount of wit and capability to Archie and the Nero Wolfe books are simply designed for audio thanks to Archie's strong character and the amusing first-perso......more