FerDeLance, Rex Stout
FerDeLance, Rex Stout
6 Rating(s)
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Fer-De-Lance

Author: Rex Stout

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2007


Synopsis

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 dreadfully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president. As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda—whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart.

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 Anne

Eh. Not as good as I'd hoped. If I squint, however, I can see the bones of a really cool detective series. So this may be a case of the first book doing a setup for future better books. Fingers crossed. The mystery itself was ass. It was equal parts dull and confusing for a good bit, but I liked the wa......more

He disfrutado mucho esta lectura. El personaje de Nero Wolfe es excéntrico, pero, aún así, puedes llegar a comprenderlo y no se hace antipático (aunque algunas veces es odioso). Es un personaje original y eso tiene mérito. El joven Archie Goodwin, su ayudante y narrador de la historia, es un tipo gen......more

Goodreads review by Choko

*** 3.75 *** We have to start with the indisputable fact - this book was written in 1934! Depression era United States. If you, like me, are a fan of that era's black and white mystery movies and radio serials, you know exactly what you are in for. This is a very typical example of the times. Think H......more