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Triple Jeopardy (Nero Wolfe #20)
by
Rex Stout
Don't tempt Nero Wolfe to find the culprit. When foul play's the game, he always wins - and in these three crime puzzles, the stakes are high. First, there's little nourishment for the detective when someone drops a poison pellet into a vitamin addict's pillbox. Then, a murdered policeman leaves a clue folded in a newspaper, and Wolfe has to read the fine print to decipher...more
ebook, 192 pages
Published
April 28th 2010
by Bantam
(first published 1952)
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Three prime Nero Wolfe shorts including the murder at the barbershop and the interview where to the remark, "Is this a democracy or isn't it?" the wife snaps, "No! It's not a democracy, it's a republic."
Home to Roost:
A young man suspected of being a Communist but who had told his Aunt he was really an undercover FBI agent was murdered and his Aunt and Uncle believe Communist agents did it and want Wolfe to find out the truth. A less engaging story that still manages to pack a punch with a surprising ending.
Rating: Satisfactory
Cop Killer:
A classic Wolfe story that finds two refugees from the Soviet Union who are in the country illegally suspected of murder after fleeing the crime scene which is...more
A young man suspected of being a Communist but who had told his Aunt he was really an undercover FBI agent was murdered and his Aunt and Uncle believe Communist agents did it and want Wolfe to find out the truth. A less engaging story that still manages to pack a punch with a surprising ending.
Rating: Satisfactory
Cop Killer:
A classic Wolfe story that finds two refugees from the Soviet Union who are in the country illegally suspected of murder after fleeing the crime scene which is...more
(Birthday slackness is to blame for the short treatment. May come back and edit this later.)
Three mysteries for Nero Wolfe
Home to Roost - A young communist tells his concerned parents that he is not really Red - he's undercover for the FBI. But when he dies at a dinner party with other possible party members his parents cannot get answers from either the NYPD or the FBI. Was he or wasn't he and who murdered him? They come to nero Wolfe for answers.
The Cop-Killer - When a policeman comes asking q...more
Three mysteries for Nero Wolfe
Home to Roost - A young communist tells his concerned parents that he is not really Red - he's undercover for the FBI. But when he dies at a dinner party with other possible party members his parents cannot get answers from either the NYPD or the FBI. Was he or wasn't he and who murdered him? They come to nero Wolfe for answers.
The Cop-Killer - When a policeman comes asking q...more
Includes three novellas--"Home to Roost," "The Cop-Killer," and "The Squirt and the Monkey." The first isn't particularly strong, though it's an interesting look at reactions to Communism in the 50s. The latter two are more fun, particularly "The Cop-Killer," which is one of those times where Archie tells plenty of the truth--but of course no one believes him! The last story has the distinction of having Archie framed for murder, which is always fun.
Aug 16, 2012
Mysterious Ed
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
private-detective,
nyc
#20 in the Nero Wolfe series features the stout detective in a trio of novellas.
Nero Wolfe series - the book comprises three stories that first appeared in The American Magazine:
"Home to Roost" (January 1952, as "Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer")
"The Cop-Killer" (February 1951, as "The Cop Killer")
"The Squirt and the Monkey" (August 1951, as "See No Evil")
Nero Wolfe series - the book comprises three stories that first appeared in The American Magazine:
"Home to Roost" (January 1952, as "Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer")
"The Cop-Killer" (February 1951, as "The Cop Killer")
"The Squirt and the Monkey" (August 1951, as "See No Evil")
The last short story of this trio deserve 5 stars. Finally you get to see Nero Wolfe pissed off good! And watching him go after someone is fantastic. Also, Archie is furious as well. And there's a monkey too.
The other two stories as usual, up to par with everything else from Stout.
The other two stories as usual, up to par with everything else from Stout.
Home To Roost: Okay. The case isn't that interesting, and not enough good Wolfe/Archie bits to make it interesting. The Cop-Killer: Excellent. Worth it alone for Archie's reaction to Janet's playacting. The Squirt and the Monkey: Pretty good. Might have been even better if fleshed out into a full novel.
Jan 19, 2010
Nancy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
short-stories
These three short stories follow the standard Nero Wolfe pattern, but somehow they are don't live up to the standard of the full mystery novels. The first one which hinges on who is a communist seems very thin. The other two stories are somewhat better.
Michael Pritchard is a wonderful reader and perfect for these Nero Wolfe books. Three stories in one. Kept my attention as I drove up and down I-5 to visit family.
Three novellas. One is very good: The Cop Killer. One is so-so: Home to Roost. One is a bit of a mess: The Squirt and the Monkey.
Apr 06, 2013
Eddy Allen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery-and-suspense
Don't tempt Nero Wolfe to find the culprit. When foul play's the game, he always wins - and in these three crime puzzles, the stakes are high. First, there's little nourishment for the detective when someone drops a poison pellet into a vitamin addict's pillbox. Then, a murdered policeman leaves a clue folded in a newspaper, and Wolfe has to read the fine print to decipher his killer's identity. And what do you do when a chimp is the only witness to a crime? This is no time for monkeyshines from...more
Good but not great Stout
rereading the classics
May 04, 2012
Bill Kerwin
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
detective-mystery
Three Nero Wolfe novellas. "Home to Roost"--about Communists--is only so-so, "The Squirt and the Monkey"--about somebody killed with Archie's gun--is too complicated yet still entertaining, but "Cop Killer"--involving undocumented refugees hiding at Wolfe's after a murder at a barbershop--is absolutely delightful.
Aug 12, 2008
Sarah Messick-Milone
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery
Nero Wolfe never disappoints. The only difficulty with the collection of short stories like this one is that each story tends to be a bit too short to be completely satisfying. But who couldn't enjoy one's first encounter with the word "jackassery"? Only Nero Wolfe consistently delivers such gems.
Another trilogy of novellas. The middle one was pretty good, about the murder of a cop in Archie's and Wolfe's favorite barber shop. Wolfe actually comes to the shop to solve the crime.
Is it me, because I prefer Stout's full-length novels to these novellas? Or is it just Stout cranking it out for the sake of cranking it out? Not as delectable as usual.
Rex Stout really is the best mystery writer of all time.
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Rex Todhunter Stout (December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair).
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