Prisoner's Base

Rex Stout

Jun 2010 · Nero Wolfe Book 21 · Sold by Crimeline

About this ebook

“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe’s assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death under circumstances that don’t quite wash. Now, to the dismay of a greedy board of directors and a fortune-hunting South American ex-husband, the astute Wolfe feels, on second thought, a certain responsibility to dip into Priscilla’s case and scrub away the stain—of murder!

Ratings and reviews

I often reread my Nero Wolfe mysteries, but I don't remember having read this one before. I literally couldn't put it down. Sometimes, I know the murderer relatively early in the books I read, but I only figured it out when Wolfe made a remark near the end.

About the author

Rex Stout (1886–1975) wrote dozens of short stories, novellas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.