Death of a Doxy

Death of a Doxy

1966 • 174 pages

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When an old acquaintance and fellow P.I. is accused of murdering a kept woman, Nero Wolfe investigates and finds several suspects in a mystery blackmailer, a sexy lounge singer, and a cold-blooded lady-killer.

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44 primary books

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe is a 44-book series with 45 primary works first released in 1934 with contributions by Rex Stout.

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Reliably entertaining Rex Stout novel. He was a master.

August 10, 2021

one of Stout's best–mystery was decent, but the characters were great. Julie Jaquette is a treasure–the scene where she ties Cramer in knots is worth the purchase price alone (if not more than that).

Very satisfactory

October 11, 2010

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