Nero Wolfe can’t stand Leo Heller, a mathematician who uses operations research to solve mysteries and seems to be superseding Wolfe’s own reputation. But then Heller is murdered by one of his clients. He managed to leave a cryptic message that...
Before the last echo of the shot had trailed down Riverside Drive, Ellery Queen realized that he had just witnessed a murder. Robert Potts lay shot through the heart. Not only had Ellery Queen been a witness but also Inspector Queen and Sergeant...
One evening: Sam Moraine, shrewd and genial advertising executive, sat playing poker with District Attorney Phil Duncan and his chief Criminal Investigator, Barney Morden.
The next night: Sam found himself out on a pitching yacht paying ransom...
The character of Beaky Durkin is not presented as being related in any way to Fred Durkin, a free-lance detective often hired by Wolfe to assist with...
"Three Witnesses" — 1956 /Novella Titles: "When a Man Murders," "Die Like a Dog," "The Next Witness"/
In "The Next Witness" you will encounter the very timely case of the telephone answering service and the wiretappers, a case which Nero can solve...