Books like Death Times Three by Rex Stout
"Death Times Three" gathers three Nero Wolfe novellas. In "Bitter End" Wolfe pursues a suspect who tampered with a liver pate. "Frame‑Up for Murder" sees Wolfe solve a murder heard over the telephone, while "Assault on a Brownstone" begins when Treasury officials raid his home, placing Wolfe’s intellect under pressure in each tale.
First publish date: November 1, 1985
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rex Stout
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