The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and pastiches featuring the great detective of West 35th Street

by Josh Pachter (Editor)

Other authorsLawrence Block (Contributor), Mack Reynolds (Contributor), Marvin Kaye (Contributor), Otto Penzler (Introduction), Thomas Narcejac (Contributor), Robert Goldsborough (Contributor), John Lescroart (Contributor), Marion Mainwaring (Contributor), Loren D. Estleman (Contributor), Dave Zeltserman (Contributor), Jon L. Breen (Contributor) — 9 more, Michael Bracken (Contributor), William Brittain (Contributor), Robert Lopresti (Contributor), Patrick Butler (Contributor), Joseph Goodrich (Contributor), Rebecca Stout Bradbury (Introduction), Frank Littler (Contributor), Mauricio Díaz (Cover designer), O. X. Rusett (Contributor)

Ebook, 2020

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"Two dozen literary tributes to one of crime fiction's best-loved private detectives and his Man Friday. Included are a 1947 pastiche by award-winning crime writer Thomas Narcejac; rollicking new stories written especially for this collection by Michael Bracken and Robert Lopresti; stories by bestselling authors including Lawrence Block and Loren D. Estleman; chapters from Robert Goldsborough's authorized continuation of the Wolfe series, Marion Mainwaring's 1955 tour de force Murder in Pastiche, and John Lescroart's Rasputin's Revenge, which reimagines a young Wolfe as the son of Sherlock Holmes. Also featuring a reminiscence from Rex Stout's daughter, this is a treasury of witty and suspenseful crime writing for every fan of the portly private detective"--Provided by publisher.… (more)