The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe

Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stouts 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 fictions 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 Goldsboroughs authorized continuation of the Wolfe series; Marion Mainwarings 1955 tour de force Murder in Pastiche; and John Lescroarts Rasputins Revenge, which reimagines a young Wolfe as the son of Sherlock Holmes Also featuring a reminiscence from Rex Stouts daughter, this is a treasury of witty and suspenseful crime writing for every fan of the portly private detective.