Black Orchids
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| Author | Rex Stout |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nero Wolfe |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar & Rinehart |
| Released | May 21, 1942 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 272 pp. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-25719-6 |
| Preceded by | Where There's a Will |
| Followed by | Not Quite Dead Enough |
Black Orchids is a Nero Wolfe double mystery by Rex Stout published in 1942 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Stout's first short story collection, the volume is comprised of two novellas that had appeared in abridged form in The American Magazine:
- "Black Orchids" (August 1941, abridged as "Death Wears an Orchid")
- "Cordially Invited to Meet Death" (April 1942, abridged as "Invitation to Murder")
Contents |
[edit] Black Orchids
Curiosity about the black orchids grown by millionaire Lewis Hewitt compels an envious Nero Wolfe to attend New York's annual flower show.
[edit] Cordially Invited to Meet Death
High-society party arranger Bess Huddleston comes to Nero Wolfe with two anonymous letters threatening her.
[edit] Reviews
- Murder in May (Time, June 1, 1942)
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] Nero Wolfe (CBC)
"Cordially Invited to Meet Death" was adapted as the sixth episode of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 13-part radio series Nero Wolfe (1982), starring Mavor Moore as Nero Wolfe and Don Francks as Archie Goodwin. Written by Ron Hartmann, the hour-long adaptation aired on CBC Stereo February 20, 1982.
