The Mother Hunt
Kindle Edition
Random House Publishing Group · Ebook · April 1, 1993
When an abandoned baby is left on her doorstep, the young socialite widow knows only too well the identity of the father: her deceased philanderer of a husband.
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- Who it’s for
- A domestic mystery turns lethal, pairing Nero Wolfe’s deductions with Archie Goodwin’s lively presence.
- Themes
- Murder investigation, Unidentified mother, A hidden family connection
- Genres
- British Mystery, Private Eye Fiction
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When an abandoned baby is left on her doorstep, the young socialite widow knows only too well the identity of the father: her deceased philanderer of a husband. But who is the mother? The case seems like child's play to Nero Wolfe, until the first dead body. While the police nurse their grudges against him, and the widow nurses Archie, the genius sleuth and his sidekick look for the hand that rocked the cradle.
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But nothing can pacify the killer, who's found the formula for murder—and is determined to milk it for all it's worth. Introduction by Marilyn Wallace “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review 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.
Wolfe and Archie
A domestic mystery turns lethal, pairing Nero Wolfe’s deductions with Archie Goodwin’s lively presence.
Come here for
- A domestic puzzle with a lethal turn and an elusive identity at its center
- The contrast between Wolfe’s formidable intellect and Archie’s brisk, worldly voice
Expect
- A classic detective partnership, with police grudges adding friction
- A case that grows more dangerous than its apparently simple beginnings
Where it sits
| Private Eye Fiction | 55% |
|---|---|
| British Mystery | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- British Mystery
- Cozy Mysteries
- Private Eye Fiction
- Authors
- Rex Stout
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- April 1, 1993
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Murder investigation · Unidentified mother · A hidden family connection
- Reading lane
- British Mystery