If Death Ever Slept by Rex Stout

If Death Ever Slept by Rex Stout ISBN-13: 9780553762969 Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Bantam Released: 1957; 1995

Source: Checked out from the local library.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Millionaire Otis Jarrell hires Wolfe and Goodwin to prove his daughter-in-law is stealing his business secrets and selling them to a competitor. Archie Goodwin will pose as Jarrell's new secretary to be on the spot and assess the situation. But Jarrell's revolver is stolen and used in a murder, and Wolfe must find the truth behind Jarrell's ill-behaved family.


My Review:
If Death Ever Slept is a mystery set in 1957 in New York City. Archie Goodwin always has a humorous view of events which makes the mystery fun to read. This was a clue-based puzzle mystery. I guessed some aspects correctly, but whodunit did end up surprising me. Bad assumption on my part. There was no sex. There was a fair amount of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this to fans of humorous historical mysteries.


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