Kevin Findley's Reviews > The Red Box

An excellent entry in the Nero Wolfe series. In this tale, the wrong target dies by poisoning. Part of the eventual twist is telegraphed almost immediately, but how we, the readers, get there is a perfect set-up by Rex Stout.

There are three murders in the story, and the third was an actual surprise. Wolfe had already solved the case of course, but it shows just how desperate people are when it comes to money, especially money they have no right to in the first place.

Stout was firing on all cylinders here, with an ending that satisfies, yet still infuriates just a little bit. It is well worth your time however so

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