false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900323m/77627.jpg 77627 17 When the greatest chefs in the world gather for a meeting, Nero Wolfe is their honored dinner guest. It is a rare vacation for the gourmet sleuth - until a four-star killer serves a side dish of murder. Then the half-baked local law cooks up an unappetizing entree. Corpulent Wolfe and sidekick Archie begin mixing the ingredients for their inimitable souffle of detection and deduction, while the killer decides that Wolfe's prix should be permanently fixed...and that his last meal should be his just desserts. A landmark Wolfe mystery for the true fan. <P>"It's always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore." (New York Times Book Review) 1080971 1938 Too Many Cooks total:415|5:128|4:171|3:106|2:8|1:2| 415 1660 496 17 5 1 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 20:34:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 21:09:50 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Wed Aug 13 13:24:44 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 13:49:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:32:53 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:32:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 16 17:35:56 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 17:48:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Tue Dec 09 18:35:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 18:37:43 -0800 2008 Twice 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 13:13:37 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 13:14:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 18:55:27 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 18:56:32 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 19:57:23 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 11:45:02 -0700 2007 wasn't uncomfortable with the prejudices of that time period. This has never stopped me from counting it amongst my top five ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 13:23:05 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 13:25:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jun 15 16:16:10 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 06 14:56:07 -0800 2008 A very fine Nero Wolfe, in which the great detective is invited to the annual meeting of a society of the greatest chefs of the world where--of course--a murder occurs. One unfortunate flaw: this novel was published in 1938, and its treatment of the black characters--all servants of course--...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 16 08:33:13 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 11:49:18 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 08:33:13 -0700 2008
And the mystery is quite good, as usual.]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:34:05 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:30:28 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 05:32:35 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 18:24:53 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 22 15:33:17 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 17:53:16 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Nov 03 16:46:04 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 09:47:51 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 11:33:39 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 08:14:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 03 14:28:56 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 14:29:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 13:45:28 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 13:45:28 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 30 13:49:06 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 13:49:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 25 15:36:35 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 15:36:35 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=77627