| ISBN |
9781643586755 |
| Title |
The misadventures of Nero Wolfe : parodies and pastiches featuring the great detective of West 35th Street / edited by Josh Pachter. |
| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Published |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2020. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
446 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Contents |
Part I: Pastiches. The Red Orchid (1947) / by Thomas Narcejac. -- Chapter 8 from Murder in Pastiche (1955) / by Marion Mainwaring. -- The Archie Hunters (1968) / by Jon L. Breen. -- The Frightened Man (1970) / by O. X. Rusett. -- Chapter 1 from Murder in E Minor (1986) / by Robert Goldsborough. -- The Purloined Platypus (2017) / by Marvin Kaye. |
| Part II: Parodies. The House on 35th Street (1966) / by Frank Littler. -- The Sidekick Case (1968) / by Patrick Butler. -- The Case of the Disposable Jalopy (1979) / by Mack Reynolds. -- As Dark As Christmas Gets (1997) / by Lawrence Block. -- Who's Afraid of Nero Wolfe? (2008) / by Loren D. Estleman. -- Julius Katz and the Case of Exploding Wine (2015) / by Dave Zeltserman. -- The Possibly Last Case of Tiberius Dingo (2020) / by Michael Bracken. |
| Part III: Potpourri. The Woman Who Read Rex Stout (1966) / by William Brittain. -- Sam Buried Caesar (1971) / by Josh Pachter. -- Chapter 24 from Rasputin's Revenge (1987) / by John Lescroart. -- A scene from Might As Well Be Dead (2017) / by Joseph Goodrich. -- The Damned Doorbell Rang (2020) / by Robert Lopresti. |
| Tribute in Triplicate: Introductions. At Wolfe's Door / by Otto Penzler. -- A Family Affair / by Rebecca Stout Bradbury. -- Plot It Yourselves / by Josh Pachter. |
| Summary |
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen literary tributes to one of crime fiction's best-loved private detectives and his Man Friday. Included are: A 1947 pastiche by award-winning crime writer Thomas Narcejac, rollicking new stories written especially for this collection by Michael Bracken and Robert Lopresti. Stories by bestselling authors including Lawrence Block and Loren D. Estleman. Chapters from Robert Goldsborough's authorized continuation of the Wolfe series; Marion Mainwaring's 1955 tour de force Murder in Pastiche; and John Lescroart's Rasputin's Revenge, which reimagines a young Wolfe as the son of Sherlock Holmes. Also featuring a reminiscence from Rex Stout's daughter, this is a treasury of witty and suspenseful crime writing for every fan of the portly private detective. |
| Subjects |
Stout, Rex, -- 1886-1975 -- Characters -- Fiction |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Private investigators -- Fiction |
| Wolfe, Nero (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Large type books |
| Detective and mystery fiction |
| Short stories |
| Other Names |
Pachter, Josh editor. |
| Block, Lawrence. As dark as Christmas gets |
| Bracken, Michael. The possibly last case of Tiberius Dingo |
| Bradbury, Rebecca Stout. A family affair |
| Breen, Jon L., 1943- The Archie hunters |
| Brittain, William. Part III: Potpourri. The woman who read Rex Stout |
| Butler, Patrick. The sidekick case |
| Estleman, Loren D. Who's afraid of Nero Wolfe? |
| Goldsborough, Robert. Chapter 1 from Murder in e minor |
| Goodrich, Joseph. A scene from Might as well be dead |
| Kaye, Marvin. The purloined platypus |
| Lescroart, John. Chapter 24 from Rasputin's revenge |
| Littler, Frank. Part II : Parodies. The house on 35th Street |
| Lopresti, Robert. The damned doorbell rang |
| Mainwaring, Marion. Chapter 8 from Murder in pastiche |
| Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1988. Plot it yourselves : Part I : Pastiches. The red orchid |
| Pachter, Josh. Sam buried Caesar |
| Penzler, Otto. Tribute in triplicate : Introductions. At Wolfe's door |
| Reynolds, Mark. The case of the disposable jalopy |
| Rusett, O. X. The frightened man |
| Zeltserman, Dave. Julius Katz and the case of exploding wine |
| Links to Related Works |
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Authors:
- Block, Lawrence. As dark as Christmas gets .
- Bracken, Michael. The possibly last case of Tiberius Dingo .
- Bradbury, Rebecca Stout. A family affair .
- Breen, Jon L., 1943- The Archie hunters .
- Brittain, William. Part III: Potpourri. The woman who read Rex Stout .
- Butler, Patrick. The sidekick case .
- Estleman, Loren D. Who's afraid of Nero Wolfe? .
- Goldsborough, Robert. Chapter 1 from Murder in e minor .
- Goodrich, Joseph. A scene from Might as well be dead .
- Kaye, Marvin. The purloined platypus .
- Lescroart, John. Chapter 24 from Rasputin's revenge .
- Littler, Frank. Part II : Parodies. The house on 35th Street .
- Lopresti, Robert. The damned doorbell rang .
- Mainwaring, Marion. Chapter 8 from Murder in pastiche .
- Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1988. Plot it yourselves : Part I : Pastiches. The red orchid .
- Pachter, Josh .
- Pachter, Josh. Sam buried Caesar .
- Penzler, Otto. Tribute in triplicate : Introductions. At Wolfe's door .
- Reynolds, Mark. The case of the disposable jalopy .
- Rusett, O. X. The frightened man .
- Zeltserman, Dave. Julius Katz and the case of exploding wine .
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