Rex Stout

Death of a Dude

Detective mystery featuring Nero Wolfe investigating murders on a Wyoming cattle ranch

About the author

Rex Stout
Rex Stout

Rex Stout created the beloved detective duo of the sedentary genius Nero Wolfe and his legman Archie Goodwin, a pairing that dominated American mystery fiction for decades. His novels combined the wit and elegance of the English cozy tradition with American hard-boiled sensibilities. He was also a prominent civil libertarian and political activist.

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