Might as Well Be Dead

It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our [...] New York Times Book Review Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesnt want to be found . . . and what if hes the same P.H. whös currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? Its a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.

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