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The Red Box

by Rex Stout · 1937

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A lovely woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended theatrical producer Llewellyn Frost depend on solving the mystery of the red box: two pounds of candied fruits, nuts and creams, covered with chocolate—and laced with potassium cyanide.When Nero Wolfe's suspicion falls on Frost's kissing cousin, Frost wants the detective to kill the sickly sweet case—before it kills him.

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"It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore." (The New York Times)

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thiscozy mysterycozy mysteryMore like thisLess of this
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1930s1930sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 266 pages

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