If Death Ever Slept

Murder lurks in the wings of the sprawling Fifth Avenue penthouse of multimillionaire Otis Jarrell, who has just retained the incomparable Nero Wolfe on a case of the utmost confidentiality. But even the master detective cannot prevent tragedy when it inevitably arrives wielding Jarrells missing revolver. Soon a second victim meets his maker, and Wolfe must piece together the truth behind Jarrells scandalously ill-behaved family. And for one member of that charmed circlea two-time killer sleeping the fitful sleep of the guiltyit could prove a deadly awakening. Introduction by Robert B. Parker It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.The New York Times Book Review A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of Americas greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertainedand puzzledmillions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.

Rex Stout (1886-1975) wrote dozens of short stories, novellas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.