Fer-De-Lance
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 1 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
Na ploshchadke dlya gol'fa ot serdechnogo pristupa umiraet rektor universiteta, no Niro Vulf utverzhdaet, chto eto izoshchrennoe ubijstvo, k tomu zhe ubili rektora po oshibke…
The League of Frightened Men
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 2 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
V rezul'tate zhestokoj shalosti souchenikov po kolledzhu Pol CHapin na vsyu zhizn' ostalsya kalekoj. Proshli gody, i byvshie studenty nachinayut poluchat' ot CHapina stihotvornye poslaniya s ugrozami. Dvoe uzhe pogibli, a tretij zagadochno ischez. Perepugannye muzhchiny obrashchayutsya k Niro Vulfu s pros'boj uberech' ih ot smertel'noj opasnosti…
The Rubber Band
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 3 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
What do a Wild West lynching and a respected English nobleman have in common? On the surface, absolutely nothing. But when a young woman hires his services, it becomes Nero Wolfe's job to look deeper and find the connection. A forty-year-old pact, a five-thousand-mile search, and a million-dollar murder are all linked to an international scandal that could rebound on the great detective and his partner, Archie, with fatal abruptness.
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
The Red Box
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 4 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
A woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended theatrical producer Llewellyn Frost depend on solving the mystery of the red box: two pounds of candied fruits, nuts and creams, covered with chocolate—and laced with potassium cyanide.
When Nero Wolfe's suspicion falls on Frost's kissing cousin, Frost wants the detective to kill the sickly sweet case—before it kills him.
Eventually, with a new client, and after a few more bodies make appearances, Wolfe finally has the red box in hand. He opens it up, and with that, the case.
Too Many Cooks
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 5 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
The guest at a gathering of the greatest chefs in the world, Nero Wolfe must practice his own trade-sleuthing - when he discovers that a murderer is in their midst. One of the chefs has been found dead as a result of a knifing, and Wolfe, who only anticipated being a guest speaker, must now deal with the possibility that he may become a victim as well. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
Some Buried Caesar
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 6 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
An automobile breakdown strands Nero Wolfe and Archie in the middle of a private pasture-and a family feud over a prize bull. 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... until Hickory Caesar Grindon, the soon-to-be-beefsteak bull, is found pawing the remains of a family scion. Wolfe is sure the idea that Caesar is the murderer is, well, pure bull. Now the great detective is on the horns of a dilemma as a veritable stampede of suspects-including a young lady Archie has his eye on-conceals a special breed of killer who wins a blue ribbon for sheer audacity.
Over My Dead Body
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 7 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some missing diamonds, whom else can she turn to but the world-famous Nero Wolfe? Especially since she claims to be Wolfe's long lost daughter! The stakes are suddenly raised when a student at this woman's fencing school ends up dead after a pointed lesson. As Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, thrust and parry into a tangle of documents, identities and international intrigue, another student body turns up, expertly skewered through the heart. Is Wolfe's long lost daughter the black sheep of the family, a hot-blooded mistress of murder? Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
Where There's a Will
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 8 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
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 definitely not his wife? Now Nero Wolfe, able, astute, and unscrupulous detective that he is, must get to the bottom of a will that's left a whirlpool of menace... and a legacy of murder that's about to be fulfilled.
Black Orchids
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 9 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Nero Wolfe has left his comfortable brownstone for the promise of a remarkably rare black orchid at a flower show-but before Wolfe and his perennially hardy sidekick, Archie Goodwin, have a chance to stop and smell the roses, a diabolically daring murder takes place right under their noses and puts a blight on the proceedings. Now Wolfe's fancy turns to thoughts of weeding out a murderer-one who's definitely not a garden-variety killer. Only then will Wolfe be ready to throw his weight into a second thorny case, involving a rich society widow bedeviled by poison-pen letters-and a poisonous plot as black as Wolfe's orchids... with roots that are even more twisted.
Introduction by Lawrence Block
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
Not Quite Dead Enough
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 10 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
The U.S. army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth refuses the call to duty. It takes his perambulatory confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, to titillate Wolfe's taste for crime with two malevolent morsels: a corpse that won't rest in peace and a sinister "accident" involving national security. So as Goodwin lays the bait on the wrong side of the law, Wolfe sets the traps to catch a pair of wily killers.
The Silent Speaker
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 11 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When a powerful government official, scheduled to speak to a group of millionaires, turns up dead, it is an event worthy of the notice of the great Nero Wolfe. Balancing on the edge of financial ruin, the orchid-loving detective grudgingly accepts the case. Soon a second victim is found bludgeoned to death, a missing stenographer's tape causes an uproar, and the dead man speaks, after a fashion. While the business world clamors for a solution, Nero Wolfe patiently lays a trap that will net him a killer worth his weight in gold.
Too Many Women
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 12 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Celebrated sleuth Nero Wolfe is renowned for cracking tough cases - and never leaving his New York apartment, where he quaffs beer and cultivates orchids. For legwork, Wolfe employs a fast-talking, wisecracking assistant named Archie, who also serves as our narrator.
In Too Many Women, Wolfe and Archie are charged with investigating the mysterious goings-on at a big engineering supply company. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
And Be a Villain
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 13 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Madeline Fraser, radio talk show host extraordinaire, had a natural dread of dead air. So when one of her on-air guests signed off at the mike after drinking a glass of a sponsor's beverage, it was a broadcaster's nightmare come true. Enter Nero Wolfe. He agrees to take the case, with his sizable fee contingent on his solving the murder. But to Wolfe's surprise, everyone connected to the case now lies in unison about it. And as the portly detective soon discovers, the secret worth lying about only hides another worth killing for.
Introduction by Maan Meyers
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
Trouble in Triplicate
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 14 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
They all thought they were about to die ... and they were right. Dazy Perrit was an underworld kingpin until a hail of bullets sent him into early retirement. Ben Jensen was a well-connected publisher until a determined gunman severed all his connections. Eugene R. Poor made novelties like exploding cigars until one of them blew him to kingdom come. Only the gourmet sleuth, Nero Wolfe, and his sidekick, Archie Goodwin, can solve the deadly equation of murder times three.
Introduction by Randy Russell
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
The Second Confession
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 15 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to probe the background of his daughter's boyfriend, it seems like just another case of an overprotective father. But when a powerful gangland boss "counsels" the detective to drop the matter, Wolfe receives a warning: a burst of machine-gun fire through the windows of his orchid room. Then the lawyer boyfriend turns up dead, leaving Archie the number one suspect. Throw in drugged drinks, two man-killing debutantes, and officials of a highly un-American party and Wolfe finds himself involved in a case where he must quickly solve one murder to prevent another: his own.
Introduction by William G. Tapply
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
Three Doors to Death
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 16 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
One by one they knock on the door of the incomparable Nero Wolfe, each with a case more perplexing than the one before. First comes the niece of a man who committed suicide by jumping naked into a geyser, only to return just in time to be murdered. Then it's the strange case of the murder victim's family covering up for the real killer, while a chef stews in jail. Finally, a master horticulturist discovers the woman he wants to marry: dead and cooling in a hothouse. Three knocks on the door. Three cases of crime. Enter a world of mendacity, mixed motives, and masterful detection on West Thirty-fifth Street, where murder is always at home.
Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained-and puzzled-millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
Curtains for Three
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 18 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
V sbornik voshli povesti, v kotoryh Vulf rassleduet nebol'shie, no, tem ne menee, ochen' interesnye dela.
Murder by the Book
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 19 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
V n'yu-jorkskoe izdatel'stvo postupaet rukopis' romana, kotoruyu redaktor posle prochteniya otklonyaet. Vskore posle etogo nachinayut pogibat' te, kto chital ili videl dannoe proizvedenie. Ubijce udaetsya unichtozhit' vse mashinopisnye ekzemplyary romana i nastol'ko zaputat' sledy, chto policiya uzhe gotova zakryt' delo. No tut za rassledovanie beretsya Niro Vulf...
Triple Jeopardy
by Rex Stout
read by Pavel Konyshev
Part 20 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
Three Men Out
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradajkin
Part 23 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
The legendary Nero Wolfe finds himself deep in foul territory in these three baffling cases of murder and mayhem. In the first, some sharp questions about a poisoning come to an abrupt end-as in death by a blunt instrument. Then Wolfe must decode the last message of a competitor who pencils in the name of his killer before he's rubbed out with one shot in his soundproof office. Finally, the stay-at-home sleuth deigns to attend a World Series game where a rookie's struck out before he gets to bat, leaving Wolfe to prove that when it comes to detection he's in a league by himself.
The Black Mountain
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradajkin
Part 24 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When evil strikes a loved one, it can make us crazy. We can't think rationally enough to get revenge ourselves, so we shouldn't. But Nero Wolfe ignores reason when someone guns down a close friend in cold blood. He vows to collar the killer personally, and it thrusts him into the gravest danger of his career. The case takes him 4,000 miles across the ocean to the hazardous mountains of Montenegro, where Communist cutthroats have also disposed of Wolfe's adopted daughter. Now they zero in on the world-famous detective himself.
Before Midnight
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 25 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyj kollekcioner orhidej, bol'shoj gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikij syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyj, ironichnyj pomoshchnik s otlichnoj pamyat'yu.
Na final'nom etape konkursa, kotoryj ustraivaet parfyumernaya kompaniya, ubit odin iz organizatorov, a iz ego bumazhnika ischezayut otvety na zaklyuchitel'nye voprosy. Pod podozreniem vse pyat' finalistov, i, chtoby izbezhat' skandala, organizatory prosyat Vulfa najti listok s otvetami. Vopreki mneniyu policii Vulf priderzhivaetsya versii, chto chelovek, ukravshij otvety, i ubijca - odno i to zhe lico.
Three Witnesses
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 26 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyy kollekcioner orhidey, bol'shoy gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikiy syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyy, ironichnyy pomoshchnik s otlichnoy pamyat'yu.
V sbornik voshli tri povesti ob ocherednyh delah znamenitogo syshchika.
Might as Well Be Dead
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 27 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyy kollekcioner orhidey, bol'shoy gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikiy syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyy, ironichnyy pomoshchnik s otlichnoy pamyat'yu.
K Niro Vulfu obrashchaetsya chelovek s pros'boy nayti syna, ushedshego iz domu odinnadcat' let nazad. Bludnogo syna dovol'no bystro udaetsya nayti, no nahodyat ego v tyur'me, gde tot sidit po obvineniyu v ubiystve. I Vulfu neobhodimo dokazat' ego nevinovnost'.
Three for the Chair
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradajkin
Part 28 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Follow the world’s greatest detective, Nero Wolfe, on a trail of money, mayhem, and murder in three cases of capital crime.
The trail of bodies begins with the death of a self-made millionaire, a fortune in uranium, and the perfect weapon . . . which no longer exists. Then it’s on to a rural lodge to teach two arrogant billionaires, a foreign ambassador, and a famous diplomat that murder is bad for business. Finally, it’s a case of politics making the strangest of bedfellows when a fake millionaire becomes a real corpse in the state capital and the evidence has Nero and Archie in the hot seat.
If Death Ever Slept
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradajkin
Part 29 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Murder lurks in the wings of the sprawling Fifth Avenue penthouse of multimillionaire Otis Jarrell, who has just retained the incomparable Nero Wolfe on a case of the utmost confidentiality. But even the master detective cannot prevent tragedy when it inevitably arrives wielding Jarrell's missing revolver.
Soon a second victim meets his maker, and Wolfe must piece together the truth behind Jarrell's scandalously ill-behaved family. And for one member of that charmed circle-a two-time killer sleeping the fitful sleep of the guilty-it could prove a deadly awakening.
And Four to Go
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradajkin
Part 30 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Embark on a year of murder and mystery. It begins at Christmas with a party and a poisoning, then blossoms into spring with sudden death at the Easter Parade. With a killer in the crowd, the Fourth of July is no picnic, and the calendar is overbooked with corpses when death is in season. Here are four cunning cases that leave everyone guessing. When it comes to sleuthing out a clever solution, only Nero Wolfe has a clue.
Too Many Clients
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 34 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
The dead man had one too many lovers. Nero Wolfe's resourceful assistant Archie Goodwin finds that out when he stumbles into the room where the businessman has been murdered: a love nest lined with red satin and fleshy paintings. Besides the decor - and the trove of women's slippers - another notable feature of the room is the absence of police. So Nero Wolfe has a healthy head start on solving the crime. Then comes a snag: a bidding war erupts for the reclusive sleuth's services. Suddenly Wolfe has too many clients, including one who's party to murder...
Introduction by Malcolm Forbes, Jr.
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained - and puzzled - millions of mystery fans around the world. 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.
The Final Deduction
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 35 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When high-society kidnapping unexpectedly turns to very seamy murder, all concerned turn to the great detective, Nero Wolfe, for the missing piece in the puzzle.
A missing typewriter, a mysterious ransom note-and a beautiful corpse.
Step into the unassuming Thirty-fifth Street brownstone, and join in the astounding exploits of Nero Wolfe. Marvel at his daily beer consumption, his unsurpassed appetite, the incredible expanse of his yellow silk pajamas. Bear witness to his unwavering, often infuriating addiction to fine foods, good books, beautiful orchids and custom-made chairs. Empathize with his confidential assistant Archie Goodwin, archetypal private eye and man of action, whose primary function is prodding his immense employer into motion. See for yourself why, through a hundred million copies and seventy-two cases, the adventures of America's largest private detective and his extended family continue to captivate and enthrall readers around the world. Discover Nero Wolfe-the greatest detective of them all.
Homicide Trinity
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 36 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Niro Vulf, strastnyy kollekcioner orhidey, bol'shoy gurman, lyubitel' piva i velikiy syshchik, prakticheski nikogda ne vyhodit iz domu. Vse prestupleniya on rasputyvaet na osnove tekh faktov, kotorye sobiraet Archi Gudvin, ego obayatel'nyy, ironichnyy pomoshchnik s otlichnoy pamyat'yu.
V knigu ""Ubiystvo troih"" voshli tri povesti, v kotoryh Vulf, vozmushchennyy tem, chto kto-to zadushil posetitel'nicu v ego kabinete, prichem ego zhe sobstvennym galstukom, ne tol'ko dolzhen nayti ubiycu, no i po pros'be ekscentrichnoy klientki uteret' policii nos.
A Right to Die
by Rex Stout
read by Igor' Taradaykin
Part 40 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
When a bright young heiress with a flair for romance and one too many enemies is found brutally murdered, Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, find themselves embroiled in a case that is not as black and white as it first appears.
Susan Brooke has everything going for her. Men would have killed themselves to marry her, and, in fact, one did.
Susan came to New York to find love and fulfillment, and ended up dead on a tenement floor. The police say her black fiance did it, but Wolfe has other ideas. Before he's done, he'll prove that good intentions and bad deeds often go hand in hand and that the highest ideals can sometimes have the deadliest consequences.
The Doorbell Rang
by Rex Stout
read by Igor Taradaikin
Part 41 of the Nero Wolfe (Russian) series
Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bothersome Feds, Nero Wolfe and his able assistant Archie get in over their heads with highly trained G-men who are adept at bugs, tails, and threats. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.