Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Red Threads by Red Threads. When a wealthy man is clubbed to death at his Cherokee wife's tomb, Inspector Cramer must retrace the steps that led the victim from Oklahoma to Wall Street to a bizarre death by Indian war club. The cigar-chomping cop's only clue--the piece of red thread the dead man was grasping. Read More. When a wealthy man is clubbed to death at his Cherokee wife's tomb, Inspector Cramer must retrace the steps that led the victim from Oklahoma to Wall Street to a bizarre death by Indian war club. The cigar-chomping cop's only clue--the piece of red thread the dead man was grasping. Read Less. Red Threads by Rex Stout. AKA Rex Todhunter Stout. Born: 1-Dec-1886 Birthplace: Noblesville, IN Died: 27-Oct-1975 Location of death: Danbury, CT Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered) Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Novelist. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Nero Wolf novels. Military service: US Navy (1906-08) Born into a Quaker family, though certainly not Quaker as an adult. Father: John Wallace Stout Mother: Lucetta Elizabeth Todhunter Wife: Fay Kennedy (m. 1916, div. 1933) Wife: Pola Hoffman (m. 1933) High School: Topeka High School, Topeka, KS University: University of Kansas, Lawrence. Author of books: Her Forbidden Knight ( 1913 , novel) A Prize for Princes ( 1914 , novel) Under the Andes ( 1914 , novel) The Great Legend ( 1916 , novel) How Like a God ( 1929 , novel) Seed On the Wind ( 1930 , novel) Golden Remedy ( 1931 , novel) Forest Fire ( 1933 , novel) Fer-De-Lance ( 1934 , novel, Rex Stout) The President Vanishes ( 1934 , novel) O Careless Love! ( 1935 , novel) The League of Frightened Men ( 1935 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1936 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1937 , novel, Rex Stout) The Hand in the Glove ( 1937 , novel) Mr. Cinderella ( 1938 , novel) ( 1938 , novel, Rex Stout) Mountain Cat ( 1939 , novel) Red Threads ( 1939 , novel) Over My Dead Body ( 1939 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1939 , novel, Rex Stout) Double for Death ( 1939 , novel, Tecumseh Fox) Where There's a Will ( 1940 , novel, Rex Stout) Bad for Business ( 1940 , novel, Tecumseh Fox) The Broken Vase ( 1941 , novel, Tecumseh Fox) Alphabet Hicks ( 1941 , novel) ( 1942 , novel, Rex Stout) Not Quite Dead Enough ( 1944 , novel, Rex Stout) The Silent Speaker ( 1946 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1947 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1948 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1949 , novel, Rex Stout) Trouble in Triplicate ( 1949 , novel, Rex Stout) Curtains for Three ( 1950 , novel, Rex Stout) Even ( 1950 , novel, Rex Stout) Three Doors to Death ( 1950 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1951 , novel, Rex Stout) Prisoner's Base ( 1952 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1952 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1953 , novel, Rex Stout) The Black Mountain ( 1954 , novel, Rex Stout) Three Men Out ( 1954 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1955 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1956 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1956 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1957 , novel, Rex Stout) Three for the Chair ( 1957 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1958 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1958 , novel, Rex Stout) Plot It Yourself ( 1959 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1960 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1961 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1962 , novel, Rex Stout) Homicide Trinity ( 1962 , novel, Rex Stout) The Mother Hunt ( 1963 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1964 , novel, Rex Stout) Trio for Blunt Instruments ( 1964 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1965 , novel, Rex Stout) Death of a Doxy ( 1966 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1968 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1969 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1973 , novel, Rex Stout) ( 1975 , novel, Rex Stout) Death Times Three ( 1985 , novel, Rex Stout) Treasures of the Medici ( 1997 , novel) Eeny Meeny Murder Mo ( 1999 , novel) Red Threads. Val Carew had come a long way--from Oklahoma to Wall Street--only to be clubbed to death at his wife's tomb. The wealthy financier had built the magnificent crypt in memory of his beautiful Cherokee bride, whose premature death left behind a lot of unanswered questions. Now Carew himself is dead, struck down by a reminder from his past: an Indian war club. The case lands in the capable hands of Inspector Cramer of the New York Homicide squad. The cigar-chomping detective has to follow the only clue left behind--a piece of red thread found in the dead man's hand that no doubt leads to his killer. Red Threads by Rex Stout. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Pyramid, 1974. Used - Softcover Condition: VERY GOOD. Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Pyramid Books. Used Condition: Good. Red Threads - A Green Door Mystery. Stout, Rex. Published by Pyramid. Used Condition: Good. The Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Bantam, 1939. Used - Softcover Condition: Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1995 printing. Near fine condition paperback book. Introduction by Robert J. Conley. [1801]. Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Dell Mapback. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dell Mapback 3235. A sound lightly creased copy. Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Pyramid, 1964. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. two reading creases on spine, pages lightly yellowed. Red Threads. Stout, Rex. Published by Pyramid Books, New York, 1977. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Eighth Pyramid printing, July 1977. 174 pp. Pyramid #V4354. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Red Threads. Stout,Rex. Published by Pyramid, 1967. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Printing. dent to the front cover which as dented a few pages. Paperback. Red Threads. Stout, Rex. Published by Jove, 1979. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Red Threads. Rex Stout. Published by Pyramid, 1939. Used - Softcover Condition: very good. Condition: very good. reprint 1969 mystery paperback. Red Threads, An Inspector Cramer Murder Mystery. Stout, Rex. Published by Dell Publishing Co., New York. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Cover wear. RED THREADS. (Inspector Cramer) Stout, Rex. Published by Pyramid Books., USA., 1969. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good to Fine. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Len Goldberg - Line-Drawn cover Art (illustrator). Third Edition. 174 pgs.*** Inspector Cramer, , tackles a case on his own, an All-American Murder puzzle to challenge the wits & chill the blood! Classic Whodunnit! >> Cover creasing; spine slant. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Mass Market Paperback. RED THREADS. Stout, Rex. Published by Dell Publishing Company, Inc., NY, 1948. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Printing. 1st printing, August 1948. Dell Mapback #235. Vintage Paperback. Worn at spine edges, cover creases and two ounch holes at rear cover. Features Lt. Cramer. "Val Carew had come a long way from Oklahoma to Wall Street only to be clubbed to death at his wife s tomb. The wealthy financier had built the magnificent crypt in memory of his beautiful Cherokee bride, whose premature death left behind a lot of unanswered questions. Now Carew himself is dead, struck down by a reminder from his past: an Indian war club. The case lands in the capable hands of Inspector Cramer of the New York Homicide squad. The cigar-chomping detective has to follow the only clue left behind--a piece of red thread found in the dead man s hand that no doubt leads to his killer." All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed. Vintage Paperback. Book Review: The Misadventures of . by Yours Truly Johnny Blogger • 0 Comments. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe is an anthology of parodies, pastiches, and a few other things that are hard to categorize, all inspired by Rex Stout’s greatest literary creation. I’m going to give a detailed look at everything in the book. “Red Orchids” by French Author Thomas Narcejac finds Wolfe out from the Brownstone to investigate a case with the promise of a rare, red orchid. This translation by Narcejac does a fair job capturing the Wolfe-Archie relationship, but there’s too much emphasis on Wolfe firing Archie, which wasn’t nearly as much of a thing in the novels. It’s not a bad read at all. Next, we get an excerpt from Marion Mainwaring’s book Murder by Pastiche. The book contains several pastiches of detective characters solving mysteries. Here we get a flavor for how the Wolfe pastiche works and the author does a great job capturing both Archie and Wolfe. It was well- written and made me want to read the whole book. I should not like “Archie Hunters” as much as I do as it’s a bit ham-fisted. It involves a parody of Mike Hammer meeting up with Nero Wolfe. Writer Jon L. Breen states he was not a fan of Mike Hammer. This is hardly a necessary statement when he named the parody Mack Himmler. In addition, Breen (through Wolfe) gives us the moral of the story. I think makes it work is the degree to which Mr. Breen commits to it. While he’s having Wolfe make a broadly political (not partisan) point, it’s so in keeping with Wolfe’s voice and something I could actually imagine Wolfe saying. “The Frightened Man” is a pastiche that uses different character names but is inspired by Wolfe. It’s a solid entry, though a bit short for my tastes. As to the first Chapter of Murder in E Minor by Robert Goldsborough, I’ve had my issues with Goldsborough’s Wolfe books, but this is the one is good. It does a solid job capturing the feel of Stout’s work. The first chapter is well-written and I wouldn’t mind reading the book again. “The Purloined Platypus” finds Wolfe and Archie solving the mystery of a museum theft in the present day. It’s a good story, but the mystery is more okay, and the author is fine but not brilliant at capturing the voices and transferring the main characters to the 21st Century. However, I’m a bit prejudiced as its hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of Archie taking pictures with his phone and finding information on the Internet. “The House on 35th Street” and “The Sidekick Case” are two of the parodies that were run by the Saturday Review. Both are short, but I think this is a case where brevity is the soul of wit. “The House on 35th Street” pokes fun at the conventions of Stout novels, while “The Sidekick Paper” takes on bad word usage in a way that you could believe Wolfe actually would. “The Case of the Disposable Jalopy” is a parody with Wolfe and Archie in a futuristic world where both have aged (contrary to Stout’s general practice.) Archie no longer has his photographic memory and Wolfe’s mental powers have gone downhill. In addition, due to automation, most jobs have been eliminated with people living on a negative income tax and Fritz forced to buy lower class food on a budget. This is very much a sort of a Saturday Night Live sort of take on Nero Wolfe (from when Saturday Night Live was actually funny) and it’s a solid piece of humor. It’s committed to its premise, and the humor is far more hit than miss, although one of the jokes feels a bit tasteless. Overall, it’s a fairly solid parody. “As Dark as Christmas Gets” finds a Nero Wolfe fan who believes Nero Wolfe is real and hopes to gain his favor. Leo Haig is brought in to solve the mystery of a Cornell Woolrich manuscript that disappeared at the Christmas Party. This was a good story with some intelligent dialogue and fairly drawn characters. Haig’s Archie Goodwin character Chip is more vulgar than Archie, but not so much it got in my way of enjoying this short. Next up is, “Who’s Afraid of Nero Wolfe” and the lead detective Claudius Lyon is the answer to the question. Lyon, like Haig, believes Wolfe is real, but is afraid of getting sued by him, so his detective work is strictly amateur which also avoids the requirement of a license. This is a fun story about a search for a missing poetry contest winner from several years back. It revolves around word play and as far as a mystery goes, it works. I enjoyed all the little twists that Loren Estleman took on the Nero Wolfe world, starting with Lyon being located in Flatbush. In “Julius Katz and the Case of the Exploding Wine” writer David Zeltserman takes a few of the ideas from the Wolfe story and adds a whole lot to it. Katz has an Archie, but Archie in this case is an AI in a tie clip that advises Katz who is a wine-drinking gambler with a fifth degree black belt. However, like Wolfe, Katz is lazy and needs prodded to go to work. I enjoyed this and all of the twists and turns. There were characters who had very definitive counterparts in the Wolfe stories (ex: Detective Cramer), but others you have to guess at. “The Possibly Last Case of Tiberius Dingo” is an original short story for this collection that finds a Wolfe-like detective in a state of semi-retirement but tempted to take on one final case. The writer isn’t as immersed in the Wolfe canon as other contributors and it shows but not too much. The story is still an entertaining read with some clever twists. I found the ending uncomfortable, but other than that, this was fine. The book has a section entitled potpourri, which is a bunch of miscellaneous bits and bobs about Wolfe. “The Woman Who Read Nero Wolfe” is a delightful short about an intelligent 500 pound circus woman who takes to reading Nero Wolfe and then has to solve the murder of a young woman she’d taken under her wing. Pithy, fun, and has a superb twist. “Sam Buried Caesar” is from a series of short stories about a police inspector who named his children after famous detectives. This is the story of ten-year-old Nero Wolfe and the detective agency he founded with his friend and assistant Artie. This originally appeared in Ellery Queen Magazine and a story like this poses a unique challenge because it’s got to be true to being a story about kids, without boring the adults. This story nails it and was just a lot of fun to read. The book includes Chapter 24 from Rasputin’s Revenge . Writer John Lescroat posited that Nero Wolfe was the illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler and born under the name Auguste Lupa. This chapter appears to be from the end of the mystery where Holmes, Watson, and Lupa are talking. This is fine and features interesting interactions. Joseph Goodrich adapted a couple of Nero Wolfe stories to the stage and the first scene of Might as Well Be Dead is included. This is probably as close to seeing the play as most of us are going to get as these haven’t been widely distributed or performed. The play appears to have some good ideas like having Archie as an on the on-stage narrator and really seems to condense the initial client interview from the book so the action can get moving. Other choices I’m less sure of, but they might make sense in the context of the full play. Its hard to evaluate it based on one scene. The final short story by Robert Lopestri is amusing tale of two grandparents telling their granddaughter what it was like to live next to Nero Wolfe and why they eventually decided to move away. It’s an amusing and clever take. While I have criticisms of many pieces in this book, I liked them all. If you’re a Wolfe fan, this book is for you. Taken together, the book is a fantastic tribute to Nero Wolfe and shows a bit of how Rex Stout’s work has been inspiring authors with the amazing characters and world he created. Rating: Very Satisfactory. This post contains affiliate links, which means that items purchased from these links may result in a commission being paid to the author of this post at no extra cost to the purchaser.