Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 181. Chapters: Nero Wolfe, The Vampire Diaries (novel series), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Southern Victory Series, She: A History of Adventure, The Executioner (book series), List of Forgotten Realms novels, Lensman series, Night World, Modesty Blaise, Private (novel series), The Phantom Stallion, Maximum Ride, The Emberverse series, The Domination, Honor Bound series, Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles, The Vampire Chronicles, Tom Swift, Eve Dallas, Nick Carter-Killmaster, Ellery Queen, The War That Came Early, Hannah Swensen Mysteries, Left Behind, Uglies series, Return to Neveryon (series). Excerpt: Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, 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, features prominently in the series. Many radio, television and film adaptations were made from his works. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated for Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was a nominee for Best Mystery Writer of the Century. I suggest beginning with autobiographical sketches from each of us, and here is mine. I was born in Montenegro and spent my early boyhood there. At the age of sixteen I decided to move around, and in fourteen years I became acquainted with most of Europe, a little of Africa, and much of Asia, in a variety of roles and activities. Coming to this country in nineteen-thirty, not penniless, I bought this house and entered into practice as a private detective. I am a naturalized American citizen. - Nero Wolfe addressing the suspects in "Fourth of July Picnic" (1957) The...
