Black orchids & The silent speaker

Contains two novels including "Black Orchids," in which Nero Wolfe and his sidekick Archie Goodwin investigate a murder that occurs right under their noses at a flower show; and "The Silent Speaker," in which detective Nero Wolfe reluctantly agrees to investigate the death of a p...

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Main Author: Stout, Rex, 1886-1975.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 2009.
Edition: Bantam Bks. trade paperback edition.
Series: Novels.
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Summary: Contains two novels including "Black Orchids," in which Nero Wolfe and his sidekick Archie Goodwin investigate a murder that occurs right under their noses at a flower show; and "The Silent Speaker," in which detective Nero Wolfe reluctantly agrees to investigate the death of a powerful government official
Item Description: "Nero Wolfe mysteries"--Front cover.
"Two mysteries in one volume"--Cover.
"Black Orchids was originally published in the United States by Farrar & Reinhart, New York, in 1942. The Silent Speaker was originally published in the United States by The Viking Press, and imprint of Penguin Group (USA), New York, in 1946."--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: viii, 271 pages : paperback, illustrations ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 9780553386554
0553386557
Author Notes: Rex Stout (1886-1975) wrote hundreds of short stories, novelas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.