Nero Wolfe is grumpily engaged in burning page by page a reference book of which he disapproves when a young woman comes to offer him $22,000 for his services: the job - to prove the innocence of her father, held by the police for a murder which took place in a chess club, a crime he is all too obviously guilty of committing.
This is a locked room type mystery for Wolfe and side kick Archie Goodwin. Its not one of the brilliant ones but its a Stout so you know there will be excellent banter between Wolfe and Goodwin which is always enjoyable.
Even an average Stout is better than most so if you see them pick them up you will never be disappointed.
Stout is an interesting person apart from the 70 odd books he wrote.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Stout
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