Rex Stout
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Pretty, young Lila Williams, a telegraph operator at New York's swank Lamartine Hotel, becomes unwittingly enmeshed in the operations of a counterfeiting ring. She finds that nothing is what it seems, not even the safety she thinks she has found in the arms of a man who quickens the beat of her heart.
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mysteries volume 63
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Archie Goodwin is not overly fond of Theodore Horstmann, who takes care of the orchids on the rooftop of Nero Wolfe's West Thirty-Fifth Street brownstone. But as loyal assistant to the legendary private detective, Archie will put his animosity aside when the surly orchid-keeper stumbles through the front door beaten within an inch of his life. While the gardener lies in a coma, Nero sends Archie to poke around his apartment near the river. The place...
Author
Series
Nero Wolfe mystery volume 17
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Archie Goodwin's very good friend, Lily Rowan, spends much of her time--and considerable financial resources--helping women in need, from underpaid workers to mistreated wives. But at the moment she's particularly concerned about one woman: her best friend, Maureen, a beautiful socialite who's been incommunicado for two weeks. After Archie helps Lily comb through Maureen's deserted Park Avenue penthouse, and Lily contacts each of her friend's well-heeled...