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  <title><![CDATA[Murder by the Book]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Manhattan Police Inspector Cramer asks for Wolfe&amp;#8217;s help in solving the suspicious death of a law office clerk who has been fished out of the Hudson River. His probable homicide-causing offense? Submitting a manuscript for publication! With the manuscript missing and the only two to read it dead, the only clues are a cryptic quotation from the Bible and a list of names in the dead man&amp;#8217;s pocket.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1951</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Rex Stout]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cramer seeks Wolfe's help in a homicide, but Wolfe can't come up with a case that just might tie in. Although the action starts around an unpublished manuscript, the real mystery revolves around a law firm.<br/><br/>Archie gets to fly to California and meet the woman of his dreams, ply ladies with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70379536">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64919227">
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  <date_added>Sat Jul 25 13:00:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 25 13:03:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A classic Wolfe, with everyone kept guessing right to the end. If you keep in mind that the least possible suspect did it, you will be right on the money. With these novels the journey is always worth it, and Goodwin's &quot;narration&quot; is always a treat. I also enjoy the many different ways the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64919227">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21612207">
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri May 09 13:52:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, this was the first Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe book I've ever read, despite a lifelong dalliance with the mystery genre. I'm not sure that I'm yet convinced that it rivals my most beloved authors and characters, but I liked it well enough that I'm looking forward to reading more. Love the early-mid cen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21612207">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76703693">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 04 10:33:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[deals with murders arising from an unpublished novel and features his famous fictional detective ]]></body>
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    <review id="45151640">
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 02 10:56:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stout is as good as I remembered.]]></body>
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    <review id="38633943">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 25 12:06:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[always fun to visit the old brownstone]]></body>
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    <review id="17641999">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not too shabby for a murder mystery. I saw the A&amp;E shows first, and adored them. I picked up the books to see where they got their personality. It's pretty clear. The books read an inch slower than the shows flow. The book wasn't quite as colorful (black on white-- whatchagunna do?)but still enjoyab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17641999">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3289501">
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 19 16:17:35 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was taking a little road trip, and this was available.  That's why I'm &quot;reading&quot; it.  The narrator is a bit nasal which was a turn off at first, but we'll see....<br/><br/>Somewhat interesting in a quirky way, but not really my type.]]></body>
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    <review id="1491881">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only people who know the contents of an unpublished novel(the author, the publisher's reader, the typist of the manuscript)have been murdered, and Nero Wolfe is determined to discover why.  One of Wolfe's best.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1491881]]></url>
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    <review id="32831093">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Archie Goodwin. What a masterful combination of characters, Nero and Archie. I'd read them even without the mysteries. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32831093]]></url>
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    <review id="38048461">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 18 10:04:36 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite Nero Wolfe books so far. Archie goes to California and gets cranky with Wolfe.]]></body>
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    <review id="36855566">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jessica Frank]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 03 16:49:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stout is a classic. This is Nero Wolfe novel. Lots of clues and details. ]]></body>
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    <review id="18538605">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This contains my so-far favorite of Archie's romantic interests!]]></body>
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    <review id="23680086">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Listening to all of these I can find on audio.]]></body>
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