The Nero Wolfe Mystery Series: The Zeck Trilogy
And Be a Villain, The Second Confession, In the Best Families
The perfect introduction to crime fiction’s greatest armchair detective: three mysteries featuring Nero Wolfe and his nemesis, gangland kingpin Arnold Zeck . . .
AND BE A VILLAIN
THE SECOND CONFESSION
IN THE BEST FAMILIES
A guest on a radio talk show drops dead on-air after drinking a glass of a sponsor’s beverage. A business mogul suspects his daughter’s lawyer boyfriend of engaging in highly un-American activities. An aging millionairess feels threatened by her young playboy husband’s newfound wealth.
Nero Wolfe agrees to take each of these cases from the comfort of his townhouse on West 35th Street—and each time, the trail leads to Arnold Zeck, a criminal mastermind willing to defend his syndicate by any means necessary. With Wolfe’s indefatigable man-about-town,…