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Fer-de-Lance

Name: Fer-de-Lance
Rating: 3.97 (16492 reviews)
Author: Rex Stout

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As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he’s getting dreadfully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president.

As for Wolfe, he’s playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda — whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who’s still got poison in his heart.

‘Fer-de-Lance,’ one of the great mystery stories of all time, and yours to enjoy.

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