Where There's A Will

By Rex Stout

Book Overview

Why did the late multimillionaire Noel Hawthorne leave his sisters, April, May, and June, a peach, a pear, and an apple? Why did he will the bulk of his considerable estate to a woman who was most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380395290
• ISBN13: 9780380395293
• Release Date: January 1941
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Will Wolfe survive these disruptions in his routine?

Fans of Nero Wolfe know how much he cherishes his ordered life: his schedule of morning and afternoon sessions in the plant rooms; his undisturbed mealtimes; his policies on never leaving the brownstone on business to name but a few. Wolfe is forced to abandon many of his long established polices in order to solve this problem. Three women, sisters, have come to Wolfe for help. Their brother has died unexpectedly and even more unexpectedly left his considerable fortune not to his sisters and his wife, but to his girlfriend. Wolfe rarely gets involved in such domestic matters but does agree to take this one on, perhaps to get his office rid of all the females for before the evening is over the brownstone is invaded by the three sisters, the widow, a secretary and the dead man's niece. It is only the beginning of Wolfe's trials though, before he reveals all Wolfe has to suffer a young woman at his table, leave the brownstone - on business, eat in someone else's home and even fend off an arrest warrant in his own home. This is popular, long running series of mysteries that focuses on the eccentric genius, Nero Wolfe who solves the most difficult of problems from the comfort of his brownstone (usually anyway). Wolfe is aided in his investigations by his assistant, Archie Goodwin who narrates the stories. Even though the puzzles in these mysteries are quite challenging these are very much cozies in that much of the appeal comes from the recurring cast of characters. Fans will not want to miss any opportunity to stop by for a visit to the brownstone. The overall story arc of this series is not so pronounced that the stories need to be read in any particular order.

Nero Wolf

This was a very good story .. I am a big fan of Nero's Wolf's He and Archie have become like familiy ...

Where Ther's a Will

Another in the fine collection of Nero Wolfe mysteries> I have enjoyed them all.

Where There's A Will...there's a death...

Nero Wolfe and Archi Goodwin are asked to help break a will. It seems a very rich man, name of Noel Hawthorne, died and left most of his money to the 'OTHER WOMAN' and the wife is going to fight over it. His sisters DON'T want her to do so, as they all have good names they don't wish to be splashed through the mud of a very public, and very ugly, court battle. They want him to either stop the wife, break this will, find another will or maybe even get the 'OTHER WOMAN' to cough up some of the millions she will get. Right when it looks like Wolfe will just dismiss it all with a 'Pfui!' the police show up. It seems Mr. Hawthrone was murdered. Now Nero, with help from Archie, will have to get to the bottom of the murder if he wants any peace (or any money).