MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD.
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "The missing person that Nero Wolfe contracts to find turns out to be in prison for murder so His Obesity is forced to undo a conviction before he can claim his fee. Backtracking where the police have not, Wolfe's able crew untangle the dead man's connections, set off three more killings and present him with enough facts that sting to pounce on the real killer. All the tricks in the trade." - Kirkus Review, 1 October, 1956. [Reference: Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A37a. ]. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corner tips, closed tears to lower corners with creases, tiny tear to upper left front corner, tiny rub marks to covers. (32450). Item #32450
Price: $125.00