Fer-de-Lance
Nero Wolfe, Book 1
by Rex Stout
Recommended by Laurell K. Hamilton
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As any herpetologist will tell you, the ferdelance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president. As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists...
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“@sethanikeem @GailSimone Nero Wolfe books by Rex Stout almost always make me hunt up a dictionary at least once. Expanding my vocabulary and reading a great mystery!”
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Fer-de-Lance
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