Nero Wolfe book 1 · 1934
Fer-de-Lance
A university president collapses and dies on a golf course, and Nero Wolfe suspects a poisoned dart hidden in a golf club.
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Book facts
- Author
- Rex Stout
- Series
- Nero Wolfe, book 1 of 33
- Published
- 1934
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 9
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Fer-de-Lance
9 recurring or key characters from Rex Stout’s chart. Introduces Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, Fritz Brenner, Theodore Horstmann and 5 more.
Lead 2
- Nero WolfeFirst appearanceDetective genius, orchid grower and gourmet
- Archie GoodwinFirst appearanceWolfe’s assistant, legman and narrator
Major 1
- Inspector CramerFirst appearanceHead of Manhattan Homicide
Minor and cameo 6
- Fritz BrennerFirst appearanceWolfe’s Swiss chef
- Theodore HorstmannFirst appearanceWolfe’s orchid nurse
- Purley StebbinsFirst appearanceCramer’s sergeant
- Saul PanzerFirst appearanceFreelance operative and the best in New York
- Fred Durkin and Orrie CatherFirst appearanceFreelance operatives
- Lon CohenFirst appearanceNewspaperman and Archie’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Rex Stout books that share the most characters with Fer-de-Lance.
- The Rubber Band1936 · Nero Wolfe · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Red Box1937 · Nero Wolfe · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Some Buried Caesar1939 · Nero Wolfe · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Over My Dead Body1940 · Nero Wolfe · 9 shared charactersBuy on Amazon