First edition. A publisher of an outrageously expensive horse-racing sheet drops dead during an appearance on a radio talk show. Wolfe solves the case. This marks the first appearance of Wolfe's Moriarty, Arnold Zeck. Soiled. vi, 216 pages. cloth.. 8vo..
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From the Back Cover:
Madeline Fraser, radio talk show host extraordinare, had a natural dread of dead air. So when one of her on-air guests signed off at the mike after drinking a glass of a sponsor's beverage, it was a broadcasters nightmare come true. Enter Nero Wolfe. He agrees to take the case, with his sizable fee contingent on his solving the murder. But to Wolfe's surprise, everyone connected to the case now lies in unison about it.
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.
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- PublisherViking Press
- Publication date1948
- ISBN 10 9997524853
- ISBN 13 9789997524850
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages216
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