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The misadventures of Nero Wolfe : parodies and pastiches featuring the great detective of West 35th Street /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2020Edition: Center Point Large Print editionDescription: 446 pages (large print) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781643586755
  • 1643586750
Contained works:
  • Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998. Red Orchid
  • Mainwaring, Marion. Murder in Patische. Chapter 8
  • Breen, Jon L., 1943- Archie hunters
  • Rusett, O. X. Frightened man
  • Goldsborough, Robert. Murder in E Minor. Chapter 1
  • Kaye, Marvin. Purloined platypus
  • Littler, Frank. House on 35th Street
  • Butler, Patrick. Sidekick case
  • Reynolds, Mack. Case of the disposable jalopy
  • Block, Lawrence. As dark as Christmas gets
  • Estleman, Loren D. Who's afraid of Nero Wolfe?
  • Zeltserman, Dave, 1959- Julius Katz and the case of exploding wine
  • Bracken, Michael. Possibly last case of Tiberius Dingo
  • Brittain, Bill, 1930-2011. Woman who read Rex Stout
  • Pachter, Josh. Sam buried Caesar
  • Lescroart, John T. Rasputin's revenge. Chapter 24
  • Goodrich, Joseph. Might as well be dead. Selections
  • Lopresti, Robert. Damned doorbell rang
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.0872/08 23
LOC classification:
  • PS648.D4 M57 2020b
Contents:
Tribute in Triplicate: Introductions. At Wolfe's Door / by Otto Penzler. -- 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.
Summary: "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"--Provided by publisher.
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Regular print version previously published by: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Integrated Media.

Tribute in Triplicate: Introductions. At Wolfe's Door / by Otto Penzler. -- 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.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

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