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The misadventures of Nero Wolfe : parodies and pastiches featuring the great detective of West 35th Street / edited by Josh Pachter.

Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 (creator.). Penzler, Otto. (Added Author). Bradbury, Rebecca Stout. (Added Author). Pachter, Josh, (editor.). Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998 Red Orchid. (Added Author). Mainwaring, Marion. Murder in Patische. Chapter 8. (Added Author). Breen, Jon L., 1943- Archie hunters. (Added Author). Rusett, O. X. Frightened man. (Added Author). Goldsborough, Robert. Murder in E Minor. Chapter 1. (Added Author). Kaye, Marvin. Purloined platypus. (Added Author). Littler, Frank. House on 35th Street. (Added Author). Butler, Patrick. Sidekick case. (Added Author). Reynolds, Mack. Case of the disposable jalopy. (Added Author). Block, Lawrence. As dark as Christmas gets. (Added Author). Estleman, Loren D. Who's afraid of Nero Wolfe? (Added Author). Zeltserman, Dave, 1959- Julius Katz and the case of exploding wine. (Added Author). Bracken, Michael. Possibly last case of Tiberius Dingo. (Added Author). Brittain, Bill, 1930-2011 Woman who read Rex Stout. (Added Author). Pachter, Josh. Sam buried Caesar. (Added Author). Lescroart, John T. Rasputin's revenge. Chapter 24. (Added Author). Goodrich, Joseph. Might as well be dead. Selections. (Added Author). Lopresti, Robert. Damned doorbell rang. (Added Author).

Summary:

Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout's legendary private detective by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Goldsborough, and more. 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. --from amazon.com.

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ISBN: 9781504059862
ISBN: 1504059867
Physical Description: 351 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York : MysteriousPress.comOpen Road Integrated Media, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

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General Note:

Includes acknowledgments, copyright information, and about the contributors.

Formatted Contents Note:

Tribute in Triplicate: Introductions. At Wolfe's Door / by OttoPenzler. -- A Family Affair / by Rebecca Stout Bradbury. -- Plot It Yourselves / by Josh Pachter.

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.