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SOME BURIED CAESAR PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Rex Stout | 288 pages | 01 Jun 1994 | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc | 9780553254648 | English | New York, United States Some Buried Caesar PDF Book Pratt's niece, Caroline, is a golf champion. Wolfe has deduced that the bull that Thomas Pratt purchased and intended to barbecue was not, in fact, Caesar at all. Jan 13, Jason rated it it was amazing. The local authorities assume that Clyde was simply gored by Caesar during an attempt to sabotage Pratt's plans, but Wolfe believes that Clyde was murdered; the bull's face was cleaner than it would have been had he fatally attacked Clyde. Related Articles. While there, a man is killed from a neighboring farm. Jul 01, Willis rated it really liked it. Friend Reviews. This is a great series to get immersed in. I always wondered where her name for him - "Escamillo" - came from. They must find someone to give them a ride. He has all the particulars of the car make and license, and adds that the woman was wearing gold spider earrings. Some Buried Caesar was my first Nero Wolfe book. Second, he is just absolutely brilliantly sardonically hilarious. About a bull. The action is mostly cerebral but there are some moments when Archie is trailing or pursuing someone. I also learned a new word on the very first page--plerophory--which I had to look up in the OED, since it wasn't in my unabridged. At first, he doesn't really appeal to the reader as a likeable main character though his assistant, Archie Goodwin, is both loveable and humorous , however Wolfe can worm his way into your heart by simply being bot Couldn't pass it up I've been a devoted fan of Rex Stout, and in particular, his unique detective with several psychotic disorders, for many years. At first, he doesn't really appeal to the reader as a likeable main character though his assistant, Archie Goodwin, is both loveable and humorous , however Wolfe can worm his way into your heart by simply being both a genius in Archie's words and needing others to help him. Not just any cow pasture. A restaurateur's plan to buy the stud and barbecue it as a publicity stunt may be in poor taste, but it isn't a crime. Some Buried Caesar was very interesting - I learned a lot more about championship cattle than I really wanted to know! Jun 14, Jon rated it really liked it. Trivia About Some Buried Caesa This is one of the funniest, most entertaining books Stout wrote, a real winner. View 2 comments. If not which one would you suggest anyone, thanks! Some Buried Caesar Writer This particular episode is very unique since it takes place entirely outside of the old brownstone in New York City. In my opinion, if he's worth the powder to blow him to hell, he'll soon get unruined. Now… back off slowly, away from me. Lily shows up at the jail to visit him, posing as his sister. Rating details. A championship-winning prize bull. Lily Rowan, Archie's longtime girlfriend, makes her first appearance. All together a fascinating Nero Wolfe mystery. Nero Wolfe is sure the idea that the bull is the murder is, well, pure bull. Some Buried Caesar was my first Nero Wolfe book. Help Wolfe solve the murder? As an aside, he wins several prizes for his orchids. Examples of unfamiliar words — or unfamiliar uses of words that some would otherwise consider familiar — are found throughout the corpus, often in the give-and-take between Wolfe and Archie. Share on twitter Twitter. Books by Rex Stout. Friend Reviews. Sacket , Marcia Osgood , Charles E. Another intriguing novel from one of the masters of the genre. During his watch that night, Archie discovers Clyde's body, gored to death in the pasture. No trivia or quizzes yet. As this case involves a prize winning bull as well as murder, Wolfe's youthful experience proves useful. I really enjoyed this novel - one of the best Stout mysteries I've read so far, with a hilarious sequence where Archie lands up in prison. Yes, many settings, but therein lies the rub: it seemed to me that Stout packed too many places into one book and veered from the central plot. As always the characters are well fleshed out, the situations are well written and the action is not lacking. Wolfe and Archie get a lift to the house, where lives Thomas Pratt, the owner of a large chain of fast-food restaurants. Some Buried Caesar Reviews Some Buried Caesar was my first Nero Wolfe book. The Illustrator in America — Books by Rex Stout. Serves 8. I was surprised at the lack of description of characters, but part of this could be because I did not read all of the books in order. The local authorities assume that Clyde was simply gored by Caesar during an attempt to sabotage Pratt's plans, but Wolfe believes that Clyde was murdered; the bull's face was cleaner than it would have been had he fatally attacked Clyde. Wolfe says that the secrets of the art of great cooking, like those of any art, are not in the brain. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. This is one of the funniest, most entertaining books Stout wrote, a real winner. Error rating book. It is great to have him in the more familiar role of a very clever and capable assistant and detective in his own right instead of a blunt instrument used by Nero. But the way the bull plays into the plot is an original, for a fourth star. My first impulse is to return it unopened. That is not always true for every mystery written, but it is with this one. Book by Rex Stout. A very original opening. Category : Fictional characters. A neighbor is later found gored to death; the authorities rule the death an accident but Wolfe deduces that it was murder. Nero Wolfe 6. Recommended for old-time mystery fans! Jun 25, C. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout. View all 3 comments. When the man's son ends up dead, apparently killed by the bull, Wolfe takes an interest. Very readable, but nothing special. The verbal sparring of Nero and his side-kick Archie actually Escamillo Goodwin, we learn is, itself, worth the read. Friend Reviews. His suspicions are shared by Frederick Osgood, who knows his son to be an experienced cattle-man who would not have made the amateurish mistakes that would have caused his death had the bull been responsible. He uses this pattern over and over through the rest of the books, and he continues to use Archie in the more witty and clever as a foil to a much more likeable Nero. A fun series worth discovering with twenty or thirty short mysteries. Some Buried Caesar Read Online I have listened to old Nero Wolfe radio shows before, but the book gives me a better idea of who the detective is. Error rating book. Nero Wolfe, approves of its publication because he has a great belief in the influence of printed words in books. Finding the 1, Books to Read in a Lifetime. This humanizes Nero making him much easier to like. Wikimedia Commons. From the completist's angle, the biggest appeal of Some Buried Caesar is that it is the novel where Archie meets his sometime girlfriend it is played for a goof. Of course Wolfe solves the murders, even though he manufactures evidence with which he confronts the murderer and elicits a confession. It all comes together to a logical conclusion: Who did it; why did they do it; and how did they do it. I think this is my favorite in this series so far. Other books in the series. Nero will help them, but only until Thursday because he has his orchids to look after. Help Wolfe solve the murder? They are not overly taxing on the brain or the emotions. Along the way he is embroiled in a brutal murder. Pratt is preparing for a publicity stunt, where he will be barbecuing a champion bull, still in the prime of life. Book by Rex Stout. Readers also enjoyed. To keep it from becoming three, Wolfe must discover the unlikely connection between a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and a pair of earrings shaped like spiders dipped in gold. Details if other :. Return to Book Page. This is a great series to get immersed in. I have loved mysteries for a long time and I really enjoy a good series. The next day, Wolfe secures Archie's release with the promise to that he knows who the murderer is and will soon expose him to the authorities. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of t Rex Todhunter Stout — was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives. Now… back off slowly, away from me. It's warm and humorous, the mysteries are often a challenge and the character's and the setting have become tireless for me. Archie runs for the fence to divert the bull, giving Wolfe time to climb to safety atop a large boulder. Another important landowner is Fred Osgood; he has a long-running feud with Pratt.