The Father Hunt - Hardcover

Rex Stout

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9997405706 ISBN 13: 9789997405708

Publisher: Viking Press, 1969

Synopsis

Twenty-two-year-old Amy Denovo needs Nero Wolfe's help. She is determined to learn the identity of her father, a secret her mother scrupulously guarded - and took to her grave when struck by a hit-and-run driver. Now Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, have just one clue to go on: a note from Amy's mother and a box with over $250,000. Seems every month since Amy's birth, her mother received $1,000 from an unknown source and saved it for Amy's future. It's easily enough for Amy to afford Wolfe's services, and he grudgingly agrees. But as the weeks go by, Wolfe realizes this may be one of his most challenging cases ever. Someone doesn't want Amy's pedigree discovered, and that someone appears to wield great power. It isn't long before Wolfe and Archie come to believe that Amy's mother was murdered - and that Amy could be next.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

From AudioFile:

The rotund, acerbic grower of rare orchids, Nero Wolfe, and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, are private investigators who are very good at what they do (and who set their fees accordingly). Here they take on the case of a beautiful young lady searching for the father she never knew. Michael Prichard's masterful reading strikes just the right note as he showcases Wolfe's discriminating tastes and basic goodness and captures Archie's New York cockiness and deep sense of decency. It's a tribute to both Stout and Prichard that this audiobook is still fresh today. L.C. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 9997405706
• ISBN 13: 9789997405708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1