And Four to Go
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| Author | Rex Stout |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nero Wolfe |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Released | February 14, 1958 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 190 pp. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-24985-1 |
| Preceded by | If Death Ever Slept |
| Followed by | Champagne for One |
And Four to Go (British title Crime and Again) is a collection of Nero Wolfe novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1958. The book is comprised of four stories — three appearing previously in periodicals, and one making its debut in print:
- "Christmas Party" (Collier's, January 4, 1957, as "The Christmas Party Murder")
- "Easter Parade" (Look, April 16, 1957, as "The Easter Parade Murder")
- "Fourth of July Picnic" (Look, July 9, 1957, as "The Labor Union Murder")
- "Murder Is No Joke," later expanded as "Frame-Up for Murder" and serialized in three issues of The Saturday Evening Post (June 21–July 5, 1958)
Contents |
[edit] Christmas Party
Archie goes to a holiday gathering where the hosts toasts the season with a poisoned glass of Pernod.
[edit] Easter Parade
When Wolfe sends him to photograph the uniquely colored orchid that will be worn in the Easter Parade, Archie snaps a murder scene.
[edit] Fourth of July Picnic
One of a set of fine knives is put to use at a restaurant workers union picnic where Wolfe has agreed to speak. The story is notable for the autobiographical sketches Wolfe and Archie share with the principal suspects gathered at Saul Panzer's apartment.
[edit] Murder Is No Joke
The sister of a fashionable designer asks Wolfe to ascertain what mysterious hold a woman from her brother's past has over him. When she arranges for Wolfe to speak to the woman by telephone, he and Archie hear a murder on the other end of the line.
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] A Nero Wolfe Mystery (A&E Network)
"Christmas Party" was adapted for the first season of the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002). In international broadcasts, the episodes "Door to Death" and "Christmas Party" are linked and expanded into a 90-minute widescreen telefilm titled "Wolfe Goes Out."
- "Christmas Party" at The Wolfe Pack, official site of the Nero Wolfe Fan Club
