Bibliograph

Black orchids ;, & the silent speaker, Rex Stout ; introduction to Black orchids by Lawrence Block ; introduction to The silent speaker by Walter Mosley

Type

Label

Black orchids ;, & the silent speaker, Rex Stout ; introduction to Black orchids by Lawrence Block ; introduction to The silent speaker by Walter Mosley

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Black orchids ;

Oclc number

297147763

Responsibility statement

Rex Stout ; introduction to Black orchids by Lawrence Block ; introduction to The silent speaker by Walter Mosley

Series statement

Nero Wolfe mysteries, 9 and 11

Sub title

& the silent speaker

Summary

Black orchids: Not much can get Nero Wolfe to leave his comfortable brownstone, but the showing of a rare black orchid lures him to a flower show. Unfortunately, the much-anticipated event is soon overshadowed by a murder as daring as it is sudden. It's a case of weeding out a cunning killer who can turn up anywhere--and Wolfe must do it quickly. Because a second case awaits his urgent attention: a society widow on a mailing list of poison-pen letters leading to a plot as dark as any orchid Wolfe has ever encounteredSilent speaker: When a government power broker scheduled to speak before an influential group of millionaires turns up dead, Nero Wolfe grudgingly takes the case--even as his own financial affairs teeter toward ruin. Soon a second victim is discovered, a missing stenographer's tape causes a panic, and a dead man speaks, after a fashion. As the business world demands answers, the great detective baits a trap to net a killer worth his weight in gold

Table Of Contents

Black orchids -- The silent speaker -- The world of Rex Stout

Target audience

adult

Classification