Three Men Out [collection]

• Book ID: 126374264
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Standards

✦ Synopsis

Three Men Out is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1954. The book comprises three stories that first appeared in The American Magazine: • Invitation to Murder (August 1953, as "Will to Murder") • The Zero Clue (December 1953, as "Scared to Death") • This Won't Kill You (September 1952, as "This Will Kill You")Contents

[img align=right]http://lib.rus.ec/sites/default/files/cover_1493.jpg[/img] Invitation to Murder [= Will to Murder] A client hires Archie to assess the matrimonial intentions of his wealthy invalid brother-in-law. When Archie finds the client dead, he tricks Wolfe into leaving the brownstone and identifying the killer before the police are called in. The Zero Clue [= Scared to Death] Leo Heller, a probability expert who has parlayed his math skills into celebrity, tries to consult Wolfe after he calculates that one of his clients has committed a serious crime. Wolfe refuses the case, but Archie — "who is subordinate only when it suits his temperament and convenience," Wolfe later complains — agrees to explore on his own. This Won't Kill You [= This Will Kill You] Nero Wolfe honors a guest's request by taking him to a World Series game at the Polo Grounds. After the Giants are trounced by the Red Sox, members of the team are found to have been drugged — and a body is discovered in the locker room. Wolfe solves the crime without leaving the ball park.

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