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The Last Drive : And Other Stories by Rex Stout (2015, Trade Paperback)

Eleven early tales of mystery, murder, and mayhem from the creator of Nero Wolfe. When Colonel Phillips begins his final game of golf, his greatest problem in life is that he has begun to slice the ball. Playing with his lawyer and nephews, Phillips fights his way back into the game and is on the verge of victory when he keels over. He clutches his chest, mumbles a few words, and is dead in minutes. The doctor has no doubt: The colonel was poisoned. Finding the culprit falls to the president of the golf club, amateur detective Canby Rankin, who will do whatever it takes to find the killer on the links. Written nearly a century ago, "The Last Drive" is now available for the first time in book form. Clever, charming, and absolutely baffling, it is the tale that inspired the first Nero Wolfe novel, Fer-de-Lance , and along with the other stories in this volume represents the early efforts of a modern genius.

Book Title
Last Drive : and Other Stories
Author
Rex Stout
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Crime, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
294 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Ps3537.T733a6 2015
Reviews
"Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals. . . . He is an exceptional character creation." -- The New Yorker "It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals. . . . He is an exceptional character creation." -- The New Yorker "It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore." -- The New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-298184
Dewey Decimal
813/.52
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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