Authors: Rex Stout
ISBN-13: 9780553763065, ISBN-10: 0553763067
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: November 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Originally published in 1938, this book follows the gourmand Nero Wolfe to a meeting of the greatest chefs in the world, where he is to be the honored dinner guest. This is a rare vacation for the corpulent sleuth - until a four-star killer serves up a side dish of murder. In order to solve the crime, Wolfe and Goodwin must deal with inept local law enforcement, recalcitrant witnesses, and Wolfe's fervent desire to get back to his orchids and his specially constructed brown leather chair.