Homicide Trinity by Rex Stout

Homicide Trinity by Rex Stout ISBN-13: 9780553234466 Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Crimeline Released: July 1, 1993

Source: Borrowed from my local library.

Book Description from Goodreads:
A deadly trio of Nero Wolfe classics. It's a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wolfe's hallowed turf. It's a gun-toting wife who serves up a confession of homicidal intent--only to become the suspect when the corpse is found. And it's murder a la carte when a cop-hating landlady brings Wolfe counterfeit cash that leads to genuine murder.


My Review:
Homicide Trinity is a collection of three historical mystery short stories: "Eeeny Meeny Murder Mo," "Death of a Demon," and "Counterfeit Murder." They're set in New York City in the 1960's.

Since these were short stories, there wasn't much time for clue-gathering, but they could be solved by the clues. Wolfe's genius was in setting up a test or asking a question that didn't seem directly related to whodunit but which revealed strong clues. I didn't guess whodunit in the second one, but I got it right in the other two. Archie's personality and interactions with the other characters was fun and is what draws me back to reading more Wolfe stories.

There was no sex. These was a fair amount of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this book to mystery fans.


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