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Triple jeopardy, a Nero Wolfe threesome (edition 1952)

by Rex Stout

Series: Nero Wolfe (20)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: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. HOME TO ROOST THE COP-KILLER THE SQUIRT AND THE MONKEY 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 the world's most celebrated armchair detective.… (more)

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Title:	Triple jeopardy, a Nero Wolfe threesome
Authors:	Rex Stout
Info:	New York, Viking Press, 1952.
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laplantelibrary | Apr 9, 2022 |

Another collection of 3 novellas (Stout seems to like 3 novellas in a book as there are several others in this series so far!).

I especially liked the middle story ("The Cop-Killer") due to the fact that Wolfe (somewhat against his will) works for free. The 3rd story ("The Squirt and the Monkey") featured Wolfe in a rage against Inspector Cramer, which is always fun. The first story ("Home to Roost") reminded me of one of my favorite Wolfe books (later in the series) - "The Doorbell Rang" - but not nearly as good; perhaps it was Stout's first inspiration for the later full-length novel. (

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leslie.98 | Jan 26, 2019 |

Of the stories, the first one. Home to Roost, is rather heavy-handed domestic anti-communism the second, The Cop Killer is anti-communist in a sense in that two characters are technically illegal immigrants fleeing from a Soviet prison camp, but they are not central to the actual mystery, which is set in Archie and Nero Wolfe's favorite barbershop. This is the best story in the group in my opinion. The Squirt and the Monkey is less satisfactory.
It is set in the studio of a successful newspaper cartoon series. Nearly all the characters except one or two women are upleasant.. (

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antiquary | Jul 16, 2016 |

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. (

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njcur | Feb 13, 2014 |

I find the quality of Stout's novels to be consistently higher than his novelettes. I like the middle one of these much better than the other two; after thinking about why, I've decided that it's probably because it contains some sympathetic characters.

sonofcarc | Jun 23, 2011 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rex Stout	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Elkins, Aaron	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Prichard, Michael	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Nero Wolfe (20)

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Öölane (105)

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Kings Full of Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus by Rex Stout

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Home to Roost by Rex Stout

The Cop-Killer by Rex Stout

The Squirt and the Monkey [novella] by Rex Stout

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Triple Jeopardy

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Triple Jeopardy, A Nero Wolfe Threesome: Home to Roost | The Cop-Killer | The Squirt and the Monkey

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1952-03-21

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New York, USA

New York, New York, USA

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Cold War

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"Our nephew Arthur was the romantic type," said Mrs. Benjamin Rackell with the least possible movement of her thin tight lips. ("Home to Roost")

There were several reasons why I had no complaints as I walked along West Thirty-Fifth Street that morning, approaching the stoop of Nero Wolfe's old brownstone house. ("The Cop-Killer")

I was doing two things at once. ("The Squirt and the Monkey")

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: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.

HOME TO ROOST
THE COP-KILLER
THE SQUIRT AND THE MONKEY

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 the world's most celebrated armchair detective.

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