In Stout's early and always entertaining mystery story, when Lila Williams, an innocent telegrapher at New York's upscale Lamartine Hotel, becomes enmeshed in a counterfeiting gang, the unlikely knight who comes to her rescue is one of the forgers. This exciting page-turner provides Stout fans with hints of Nero Wolfe's masterful cross-examination and charades, and police detective Barrett foreshadows the character of Inspector Cramer
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978-0-7867-0444-6 (9780786704446)
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Rex Stout (1886-1975) was the creator Nero Wolfe, one of the most popular detectives ever. His other books include A Prize for Princes and Under the Andes, both available from Carroll & Graf.
