Rex Stout

Under the Andes is an intriguing precursor to Rex Stout's scores of marvelous Nero Wolfe mysteries. Desiree Le Mire ran into the cave, anxious to explore, tempted by the legends of Inca gold. Harry Lamar and his brother Paul had no choice but to follow. After all, they could not let the beautiful dancer enter the black depths alone. Others lived there, however, protecting the gold of their ancestors, others now misshapen after generations of living...

Rex Stout - famous as the creator of the Nero Wolfe mysteries - published this early, golf-themed mystery in 1916. Featuring death on the links, this tale is full of golfing, red herrings, and a detective determined to run down the villain. A great read for Rex Stout and Nero Wolfe fans alike! Originally published as a 6-part serial in Golfers Magazine (July to December, 1916).

An invaluable sample of the early work of one of America's finest mystery writers Decades before detective Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, first struck fear into the hearts of Manhattan's criminals, Rex Stout wrote fiction for All-Stories Magazine. By the time the Wolfe series brought him fame, Stout had put his early work behind him, and made no effort to preserve it. At the time of his death, these early mysteries and suspense stories...

"Curtains for Three" is a collection of three intriguing Nero Wolfe novellas by Rex Stout, originally published in 1950. The stories feature the brilliant and eccentric detective Nero Wolfe and his witty assistant, Archie Goodwin, as they tackle complex mysteries with their usual flair and sharpness. In the first novella, "The Gun with Wings," Wolfe is approached by a couple who claim that a famous opera singer's apparent suicide is actually murder....

Three Doors to Death is a collection of three Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, first published in 1950. The book features the stories Man Alive, Omit Flowers, and Door to Death, each showcasing Wolfe's brilliant deductive skills and the dynamic partnership with his assistant, Archie Goodwin. In Man Alive, Wolfe is hired to investigate the supposed suicide of a fashion designer who had faked his own death a year earlier. As Wolfe and Archie...

Created in 1934 by American mystery author Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe is one of the most iconic private investigators in crime fiction. As Watson did for Holmes, Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's confidential assistant, narrates the cases of the detective genius. Wolfe was an armchair detective who rarely left his luxurious brownstone in New York, so Archie would collect the facts and report back. Wolfe would probably not have taken on many cases had he not needed...