![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To keep it from becoming three, Wolfe must discover the unlikely connection between a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and a pair of earrings shaped like spiders dipped in gold. Soon the great detective finds himself hired for the grand sum of $4.30 and faced with the question of why the last two people to hire him were murdered. But who among a veritable stampede of suspects-including a young woman who’s caught Archie’s eye-turned the tables on Hickory’s would-be butcher? It’s a crime that wins a blue ribbon for sheer audacity-and Nero Wolfe is the one detective audacious enough to solve it.Ī twelve-year-old boy shows up at Wolfe’s brownstone with an incredible story. Wolfe is certain that Hickory Caesar Grindon, the soon-to-be-beefsteak bull, isn’t the murderer. Soon the great detective finds himself hired for the grand sum of 4.30 and faced with the question of why the last two people to hire him were murdered. Here, in this special double edition, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, solve two of their most bizarre cases.Ī prize bull destined for the barbecue is found pawing the corpse of a late restaurateur. The Golden Spiders A twelve-year-old boy shows up at Wolfes brownstone with an incredible story. “Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals.he is an exceptional character creation.” - New YorkerĪ grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America’s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of fiction’s greatest detectives. ![]()
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