In all his years of detecting, the unflappable Nero Wolfe has never encountered an investigation as damnably messy as this one. For what began as a clean case of larceny quickly sank into a quagmire...
Faith Usher tells anyone willing to listen that she wants to kill herself. So when she dies after drinking champagne at the annual gala for unwed mothers, everyone insists that it was suicide....
"Fer-de-lance" on esimene Rex Stouti kirjutatud Nero Wolfe´i romaan, mis avaldati aastal 1934. Maria Maffei, ühe Wolfe´i kaastöötaja perekonnasõber, palkab Wolfe´i otsima enda kadunud venda Carlot....
Kolm lühilugu Nero Wolfe'i juhtumitest.
Esimeses pöördub Wolfe'i poole tuntud allilmategelane, kes otsib abi eriti osava väljapressija vastu.
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