[PDF] Nero Wolfe #1 Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
[PDF] Nero Wolfe #1 Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout, As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadfully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president.
As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda -- whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart.
'Fer-de-Lance,' one of the great mystery stories of all time, and yours to enjoy.