The Black Mountain - Nero Wolfe, Bk 24 Author:Rex Stout That sheer genius, Nero Wolfe, has no peer when it comes to detection -- or to eccentricity. Dedicated to his prize-winning orchids and gourmet meals, he is famous for conducting business from his cozy study. But now the cold-blooded killing of his closest friend enrages him into leaving not only his home, but his country as well. — Together with... more » his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, Wolfe begins the most dangerous adventure of his career in an exotic land where his life will depend on a false passport, a knapsack filled with chocolate bars, and a razor-sharp knife.« less