Hand in a glove
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Rex Stout is best known as the creator of the Nero Wolfe series, but in this collection, the famous detective gives way to other characters. Private detective Theodolinda Bonner is tasked by the president of an industrial corporation to find information that would discredit a follower of a religious sect who is taking money from the industrialist's wife and is also planning to marry her daughter. Just as Dol begins the case, she finds her employer dead, strangled with wire. But in order not to cut themselves, the criminal needed thick gloves... ('The Hand in the Glove')
Delia Brand is arrested on suspicion of murder. It's not surprising, as she has a motive and has openly stated her intention to shoot someone. However, few know that Delia did not mean the person found dead next to her purse and revolver. When it is confirmed that her purse and weapon were stolen, Delia is released, and she begins her own investigation ('The Mountain Cat').
Inspector Kramer has to interrupt his well-deserved vacation: a prominent stock market player, Val Carey, is found dead near his Indian wife's tomb. A piece of red woolen thread is clenched in the victim's fist - a special yarn that Native Americans used to weave blankets centuries ago ('Red Threads').
Alphabet Hicks is a disbarred lawyer who now drives a taxi and occasionally takes on investigations. Judith Dandy turns to him: her husband accuses her of leaking his business secrets to a competitor, and she wants to prove her innocence. However, an industrial espionage case turns into a murder case ('Alphabet Hicks').
A standout in the collection is the psychological novel 'Almost Like God'. From the first pages, it is known who planned the murder, but what led to it and whether there will be enough courage to carry it out is unclear until the very end...
Author:
Author:Stout R.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Horror
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.5x14x4.8 cm
Series:
Series:Foreign Literature. Detective Classics
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:gold embossing, partial lacquering
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-21274-9
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