Nero Wolfe book 5 · 1938
Too Many Cooks
Wolfe travels to a spa in West Virginia for a gathering of the world’s great chefs, and one of them is murdered.
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Book facts
- Author
- Rex Stout
- Series
- Nero Wolfe, book 5 of 33
- Published
- 1938
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Too Many Cooks
7 recurring or key characters from Rex Stout’s chart.
Lead 2
- Nero WolfeDetective genius, orchid grower and gourmet
- Archie GoodwinWolfe’s assistant, legman and narrator
Minor and cameo 5
- Fritz BrennerWolfe’s Swiss chef
- Theodore HorstmannWolfe’s orchid nurse
- Saul PanzerFreelance operative and the best in New York
- Fred Durkin and Orrie CatherFreelance operatives
- Lon CohenNewspaperman and Archie’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Rex Stout books that share the most characters with Too Many Cooks.
- The Rubber Band1936 · Nero Wolfe · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Over My Dead Body1940 · Nero Wolfe · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The League of Frightened Men1935 · Nero Wolfe · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Where There’s a Will1940 · Nero Wolfe · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon