A thrilling crime novel featuring the Grandiose Master, Nero Wolfe, and his assistant Archie Goodwin. When the army calls on Wolfe for urgent help, he refuses, but Goodwin stirs up his love for crime with a corpse that won't stay buried and a national security "accident". Together, they set traps for two devious killers, with Archie bending the law to lure them in.

Not Quite Dead Enough

Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the detective genius. Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's residence, a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street, …