{"product_id":"secondhand-crime-fiction-thriller-bargain-book-box-sp2876","title":"Secondhand Crime Fiction \u0026 Thriller Bargain Book Box SP2876","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Crime Fiction \u0026amp; Thriller Bargain Book Box SP2876\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEighteen Rex Stout Nero Wolfe mysteries spanning multiple decades and editions — from early Panther and Fontana paperbacks through the Rex Stout Library series. The one exception is \u003cem\u003eDouble for Death\u003c\/em\u003e, a Tecumseh Fox novel rather than Wolfe, but Stout fans will want it regardless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRed Threads — Rex Stout — An early Wolfe case set in the equestrian world, with a piece of red cloth as the central clue — Stout in his more hard-boiled early mode.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA Right to Die — Rex Stout — Wolfe and Archie investigate a civil rights-era murder, with Stout using the case to examine race relations with his customary bluntness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Silent Speaker — Rex Stout — One of the great Nero Wolfe cases: a government bureau chief is killed before he can deliver a crucial speech, and the political intrigue is formidable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBefore Midnight — Rex Stout — Murder inside a corporate advertising competition, with the clues hidden in contest entries — one of Stout's most elaborately plotted novels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Second Confession — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by William G. Tapply) — Wolfe is hired to prove a young man is a Communist and finds himself in a murder case — a period piece that holds up well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Doorbell Rang — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Stuart Kaminsky) — Widely considered Stout's masterpiece: Wolfe takes on the FBI, with results that are brave, funny, and completely of their Hoover-era moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAnd Be a Villain — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Maan Meyers) — A radio quiz show sponsor is poisoned on air — a high-concept premise Stout handles with characteristic ease.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhere There's a Will — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Dean R. Koontz) — Three sisters and a murdered millionaire, with one of Stout's more elegantly constructed solutions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIn the Best Families — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Patricia Sprinkle) — A departure: Wolfe abandons the brownstone and Archie must manage without him — one of the most surprising entries in the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOver My Dead Body — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by John Jakes) — A fencing school murder and a revelation about Wolfe's past make this one of the most personal cases in the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDouble for Death — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Rita Mae Brown) — A Tecumseh Fox mystery rather than Wolfe — Stout's other detective in an energetic, plot-driven thriller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePrisoner's Base — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by William DeAndrea) — A woman seeks shelter in the brownstone and turns up dead the next morning — a case that arrived literally on Wolfe's doorstep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Golden Spiders — Rex Stout — A young boy spots something suspicious, and the case ends in surprisingly dark territory — one of the series's more moving entries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThree for the Chair — Rex Stout — Three Wolfe novellas in one volume, showing Stout's plotting at its most compressed and efficient.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDeath of a Dude — Rex Stout — Wolfe travels west — always a significant event — when Archie gets mixed up in a murder on a Montana ranch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eChampagne for One — Rex Stout — A young woman dies at a charity party for unmarried mothers, champagne glass in hand — Wolfe pursues the question of murder or suicide with characteristic deliberation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Mother Hunt — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Marilyn Wallace) — An abandoned baby, a dead man's widow, and a question of paternity — Stout at his most human.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBlack Orchids — Rex Stout (Rex Stout Library, intro by Lawrence Block) — Two novellas, the first set at a flower show that lets Stout indulge Wolfe's orchid passion before the murders begin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49027216015579,"sku":"SP2876","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2876.jpg?v=1785062155","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-crime-fiction-thriller-bargain-book-box-sp2876","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}