Murder Is No Joke is a 1958 Nero Wolfe novella by Rex Stout, first published as the last story in the collection And Four to Go. Murders of men who were traitors to the French Resistance come back to haunt the murderer years later. Somebody tricks Wolfe into being a witness to yet another murder, and he devotes himself to catching the real killer.
These collections are an excellent way to try an author, with separate stories easily readable without a big time investment.
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I have been plugging through a 500 page PD James mystery for about 3 weeks now. It is really well written and I usually like her books, so maybe it is just me right now. Maybe it is just the characters in this particular novel.But I do want to see how it ends, so I will keep on plugging along. Happy Saturday. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI do love PD James, but sometimes I need something a bit shorter.
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ReplyDeleteMy husband and son both like these books, and the Timothy Hutton tv series is a treasure!
DeleteI haven't read that one yet. I look forward to getting it in my stack.
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You should already have that one ;)
DeleteI think I remember this one. I love Nero Wolfe, and also enjoyed the TV series, too.
ReplyDeleteThat Timothy Hutton series is priceless! I wish it had lasted longer.
DeleteI remember the TV series and reading the books back in my youth! Have a great day, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI discovered these books late but am enjoying them :)
DeleteFunny, I never got into crime/detective/lawyer/cop/murder mysteries until I met my friend, Ruby, who loved them. By that time I was in my early 30s. She introduced me to them and she was right--I didn't know what I was missing--LOL! Been a fan ever since. But that means I missed all the shows/books people were watching until the 80s--LOL! Well, maybe 90s. At first I only read books--back when I could read and read. Ruby was a book hoarder and lent me many, many books. Although I am absolutely terrible at remembering titles and authors names, she would forgive me. I still miss her. :)
ReplyDeleteI was older than you were when I started reading the books, but it was the mystery series that got me into them. There are so many different types of mystery and detective stories out there. Something for everybody :)
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