{"product_id":"some-buried-caesar-the-golden-spiders-paperback","title":"Some Buried Caesar\/The Golden Spiders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRex Stout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nero Wolfe towers over his rivals...he is an exceptional character creation.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of fiction's greatest detectives. Here, in this special double edition, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth and his trusty man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, solve two of their most bizarre cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome Buried Caesar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA prize bull destined for the barbecue is found pawing the corpse of a late restaurateur. Wolfe is certain that Hickory Caesar Grindon, the soon-to-be-beefsteak bull, isn't the murderer. But who among a veritable stampede of suspects--including a young woman who's caught Archie's eye--turned the tables on Hickory's would-be butcher? It's a crime that wins a blue ribbon for sheer audacity--and Nero Wolfe is the one detective audacious enough to solve it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Spiders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA twelve-year-old boy shows up at Wolfe's brownstone with an incredible story. Soon the great detective finds himself hired for the grand sum of $4.30 and faced with the question of why the last two people to hire him were murdered. To keep it from becoming three, Wolfe must discover the unlikely connection between a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and a pair of earrings shaped like spiders dipped in gold.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Stout, born 1886 in Indiana\/USA, worked at thirty different professions until he earned enough money to travel. In 1932, he began to write thrillers focusing on the famous detective Nero Wolfe. Nero is a gourmet weighing more than a hundred kilos, and moving as little as possible. Rex Stout finished more than fifty novels and received the \"Grand Masters Award\". He died 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756334776608,"sku":"9780553385670","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65758aa3528a546c6a0894f51c464587.webp?v=1780078867","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/some-buried-caesar-the-golden-spiders-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}