Murder in E Minor

Iconic sleuth Nero Wolfe returns to track down the murderer of a New York Symphony Orchestra conductor in this Nero Awardwinning mystery. Ever since disgraced associate Orrie Cathers suicide, armchair detective Nero Wolfe has relished retirement in his Manhattan brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth Street. Two years after Cathers death, only a visit from Maria Radovichand the urging of Wolfes prize assistant, Archie Goodwincould draw the eccentric and reclusive genius back into business. Marias uncle, New York Symphony Orchestra conductor Milan Stevens, formerly known as Milos Stefanovic, spent his youth alongside Wolfe as a fellow freedom fighter in the mountains of Montenegro. And now that the maestro has been receiving death threats, Wolfe cant turn his back on the compatriot who once saved his life. Though her uncle has dismissed the menacing letters, Maria fears theyre more than the work of a harmless crank. But before Wolfe can attack the case, Stevens is murdered. The accused is the orchestras lead violinist, whose intimate relationship with Maria hit more than a few sour notes in her uncles professional circle. But Wolfe knows that when it comes to murder, nothing is so simpleespecially when there are so many suspects, from newspaper critics and ex-lovers to an assortment of shady musicians. Now, in this award-winning novel that carries on the great tradition of Rex Stout, the irascible and immovable Nero Wolfe is back in the game, listening for clues and ready to go to war to find a killer. Murder in E Minor is the 48th book in the Nero Wolfe Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.