Bøger af Rex Stout

Hvert år afholder den berømte multimillionøse Mrs. Robilotti et lille selskab for sine protegéer fra familiens stiftelse for ugifte mødre. Mellem gæsterne i år er også en ung pige med cyankalium i tasken, og pludselig falder hun død om efter et glas champagne. Er det selvmord, sådan som hun selv har truet med, eller skulle det være mord? Én eneste af de tilstedeværende holder på mord – Archie Goodwin, som er sekretær hos den berømte detektiv Nero Wolfe.Trods millionærfamiliens og politiets modstand giver sekretæren sig i kast med at opklare det, han først skal bevise er en forbrydelse. Og hans chef Nero Wolfe lader sig endnu en gang lokke bort fra sine orkidédrivhuse for at spidde en ualmindelig opfindsom morder.Nero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

Da en mand, der udgiver sig for at være Thomas Yeager, direktør for Continental Plastic Products, beder privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe og hans assistent Archie Goodwin om hjælp til at finde ud af, om han bliver skygget, når han besøger en bestemt adresse i New York, og da den virkelige Thomas Yeagers lig kort efter bliver fundet i nærheden af denne adresse, bliver den dygtige detektivs interesse vakt. Men det er ikke let at opklare en sag, hvor der er så mange forskellige klienter, der ønsker hjælp ..."Kriminal i top. ‘Alt for mange klienter‘ er bogen for enhver, der kan lide en logisk opbygget, men overraskende kriminalroman, der samtidig er morsomt og elegant skrevet." – Nordsjælland"Ikke mindre end tre forskellige klienter engagerer detektivbureauet til at opklare mordet på indehaveren af et ‘luksusbur‘, hvor flere forskellige kvinder har haft deres gang, så snuseren Goodwin får travlt, men det bliver alligevel den urokkelige Nero Wolfe, der uden at flytte sig fra sin specialbyggede lænestol opklarer forbrydelsen." – Skive Folkeblad"Historien om den elskovssyge underdirektør, der myrdes i en lækkert udstyret elskovsrede og smides i en udgravning, er velkomponeret, underholdende, overraskende – men hvor kan jeg dog ikke døje den irriterende Nero Wolfe." – B.T.Nero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

Mrs. Althea Vail tilbyder privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe et stort forskudshonorar, hvis han vil forsøge at bringe hendes bortførte mand uskadt hjem igen og samtidig få fat i den halve million, hun har betalt kidnapperne i løsepenge. Som sædvanligt kan Wolfe udmærket løse sagen fra sin specialbyggede lænestol, mens hans assistent Archie farer byen rundt efter nye spor og beviser.Nero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

Nero Wolfe får til opgave at finde Maria Maffeis forsvundne bror, Carlo. Og da han og hans assistent, Archie Goodwin, begynder at efterforske sagen, opdager de snart, at Carlo er blevet dolket ihjel på en golfbane. Men var det i virkeligheden Carlo, der skulle have været myrdet? Eller var det en helt anden?Nero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

ustice Ends at Home was originally published in the Pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. It is both a legal thriller and a detective story. All scholars of Stout's work agree that its main characters, the phlegmatic, middle-aged Simon Leg and his youthful assistant Dan Culp, are Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin already living, perhaps subconsiouly, in the mind of Rex Stout eighteen years before Fer-de-Lance was written. Warner & Wife was originally published in January 30, 1915 issue of the Pulp magazine All-Story Cavalier Weekly. It is sort of a legal thriller, the story of a partnership fifteen years in the making. This is one of the novella length stories written by Rex Stout for the Pulps almost two decades before Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin were born.

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 fiction’s greatest detectives. In this pair of classic Nero Wolfe mysteries, Stout is at his unparalleled best as the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, are served two lethally appetizing cases. Too Many CooksEveryone knows that too many cooks spoil the broth, but you’d hardly expect it to lead to murder. But that’s exactly what’s on the menu at a five-star gathering of the world’s greatest chefs. As guest of honor, Wolfe was lured from his brownstone to a posh southern spa to deliver the keynote address. He never expected that between courses of haute cuisine he and Archie would be compelled to detect a killer with a poison touch—a killer preparing to serve the great detective his last supper.Champgne for One Faith Usher talked about taking her own life and even kept cyanide in her purse. So when she died from a lethal champagne cocktail in the middle of a high society dinner party, everyone called it suicide—including the police. But Nero Wolfe isn’t convinced—and neither is Archie. Especially when Wolfe is warned by four men against taking the case. Deception, blackmail, and a killer who may have pulled off the perfect crime…it’s a challenge Nero Wolfe can’t resist.

One by one they knock on the door of the incomparable Nero Wolfe, each with a case more perplexing than the one before. First comes the niece of a man who committed suicide by jumping naked into a geyser, only to return just in time to be murdered. Then it's the strange case of the murder victim's family covering up for the real killer, while a chef stews in jail. Finally a master horticulturist discovers the woman he wants to marry: dead and cooling in a hothouse. Three knocks on the door. Three cases of crime. Enter a world of mendacity, mixed motives, and masterful detection on West Thirty-fifth Street, where murder is always at home. Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman "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.

It's a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wolfe's hallowed turf-and leave a corpse strangled with Wolfe's own soup-stained tie. But no sooner does the gourmandizing sleuth clean up this first course of murder than he faces a gun-toting wife who serves up a confession of homicidal intent-only to become the sole suspect when the corpus delicti is found. It's murder à la carte when the third course is served: a cop-hating landlady brings Wolfe counterfeit cash-that leads to genuine murder. It's up to Wolfe to see that the malefactors get their just deserts. Introduction by Stephen Greenleaf "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.

Death comes a-calling not once but three times in this murderous collection of cases from the files of Nero Wolfe, the world's greatest detective.First there is the exclusive dinner party where the guests are gourmets, arsenic is the appetizer, and the suspects are five of the most gorgeous gals in New York. Next, a wandering cab pulls up to Wolfe's door, containing a lady driver who doesn't belong . . . and a comely corpse with a knife between her ribs. And finally, a championships rodeo roars into town, featuring square-jawed cowboys, bright-eyed cowgirls, and a dead millionaire with a fancy lariat for a necktie. Introduction by Margaret Maron "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.

Da to mænd dør og en tredje forsvinder under mystiske omstændigheder, går privatdetektiven Nero Wolfe og hans uforfærdede assistent Archie Goodwin ind i sagen. De tre mænd var medlemmer af en liga, der beskytter den invalide Paul Chapin, hvis ulykke de selv bærer en del af skylden for. Mistanken falder hurtigt på Chapin, men da en tredje mand dør, indser Wolfe, at han måske ikke er den eneste trussel, de står over for."Mesterdetektiven Nero Wolfe gør i alle henseender et overvældende indtryk" – Tage la Cour, PolitikenNero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

En millionærenke giver privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe et enormt økonomisk forskud og beder ham om at finde ud af, hvordan man kan tvinge FBI til at lade hende være i fred. FBI skygger hende og aflytter hendes telefon, efter at hun har foræret 10.000 eksemplarer væk af en bog, der stiller sig kritisk over for chefen J. Edgar Hoover. Nero Wolfe og hans assistent Archie Goodwin vælger at gå ind i sagen og tage kampen op mod det mægtige forbundspoliti."Ikke for intet betegner denne kriminalroman højdepunktet i Rex Stouts forfatterskab. Iscenesættelsen er tip top med alle de ingredienser, der nu engang hører til, og de intriger handlingen opruller, er nok mere raffinerede, end dem man er vant til. Samtidig er gådens opklaring gjort så elegant som overhovedet muligt." – Aalborg AmtstidendeNero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

Et spædbarn bliver efterladt uden for en ung enkes hoveddør med en seddel, der indikerer, at hendes afdøde mand er barnets far. Men hvem er moderen? Det får privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe og hans assistent Archie Goodwin til opgave at finde ud af, og snart støder de også på det første mord ...Nero Wolfe er en excentrisk ballademager og privatdetektiv i ordets mest private betydning. Kun nødtvungent flytter han sine 150 kg fra lænestolen i sit okkerfarvede murstenshus i New York. Hans overvældende omfang skyldes en lige så overvældende forkærlighed for lækker mad. Nero Wolfe er en stor og meget kræsen gourmet og er selv et geni som kogekunstner. Lykkeligvis bliver Wolfes detektiviske evner dog stadig mere fabelagtige for hvert kilo, han tager på. Den magelige sporhund har nemlig i høj grad brug for disse evner for at kunne tjene penge til sin anden store lidenskab: Orkidéavl. Og han tæller sine store honorarer med samme glæde, som han samler orkideer.Rex Stout (1886-1975) var en af den moderne, amerikanske detektivromans hovedmænd. Han er ophavsmand til den berømte, tykke, orkidédyrkende detektiv Nero Wolfe, som er hovedperson i en lang række af Stouts kriminalromaner. Rex Stout begyndte at skrive romaner i 1927, og i 1934 udkom hans første Nero Wolfe-roman "Fer de Lance", der på dansk fik titlen "Et slag i luften".

Tecumseh Fox has a sharp eye for solving murders—but this time he’s seeing double. Fox has been hired by the headstrong niece of a man charged in the shooting of wealthy financier Ridley Thorpe. The problem is that there are two gorgeous suspects, two powerful motives, two hotheaded suitors, and two murder weapons. And to top it off, Ridley Thorpe, or someone claiming to be him, is not only alive and well but has an airtight alibit for the night of the shooting. Only one thing is certain: Fox doesn’t have long to put two and two together before the real killer strikes again.

All pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she can't afford Nero Wolfe's outlandish fees . . . or can she? Suddenly she's knocking on the oversized detective's door with a parcel full of bills in hand-and a quarter of a million hidden in her closet. It's all part of a nest egg left by her unknown father. But when Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, begin to trace the money to the man, they make a startling discovery: Amy's father murdered her mother-and now he may be after her. "It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore."-New York Times Book Review

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"It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore."-The New York Times Book ReviewIntroduction by David HandlerIt wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offended. But something in his unpublished tome seemed to lead everyone who read it to a very unhappy ending. Now four people are dead, including the unfortunate author himself, and the police think Nero Wolfe is the only man who can close the book on this novel killer. So the genius sleuth directs his sidekick to set a trap . . . and discovers that the truth is far stranger-and far bloodier-than fiction.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.

A NERO WOLFE SPECIAL EDITION—TWO COMPLETE MYSTERIES IN ONE VOLUME "Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals...he is an exceptional character creation.” —New Yorker 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 fiction's greatest detectives. In this double helping of classic Nero Wolfe mysteries, Stout presents the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, with a pair of delectable murders that no connoisseur of the whodunit could possibly resist. BLACK ORCHIDS Not much can get Wolfe to leave his comfortable brownstone, but the showing of a rare black orchid lures him to a flower show. Unfortunately, the much-anticipated event is soon overshadowed by a murder as daring as it is sudden. It's a case of weeding out a cunning killer who can turn up anywhere—and Wolfe must do it quickly. Because a second case awaits his urgent attention: a society widow on a mailing list of poison-pen letters leading to a plot as dark as any orchid Wolfe has ever encountered.THE SILENT SPEAKERWhen a government power broker scheduled to speak before an influential group of millionaires turns up dead, Nero Wolfe grudgingly takes the case—even as his own financial affairs teeter toward ruin. Soon a second victim is discovered, a missing stenographer's tape causes a panic, and a dead man speaks, after a fashion. As the business world demands answers, the great detective baits a trap to net a killer worth his weight in gold.

There’s no one and nothing the great detective Nero Wolfe wouldn’t take on if the price was right. That’s something wealthy society widow Rachel Bruner is counting on when she writes him a check for a whopping hundred grand. But even Wolfe has a moment’s doubt when he finds out why the prize is so generous. For the oversize genius and his able assistant Archie Goodwin are about to lock horns with the FBI—and those highly trained G-men have a way with threats, tails, and bugs that could give even sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe a run for his money.   Introduction by Stuart Kaminsky   “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.