About “Cordially Invited to Meet Death”
"Cordially Invited to Meet Death" is a mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published in 1942. It was initially released in an abridged version titled "Invitation to Murder" in The American Magazine. The story later appeared in book form as part of the collection Black Orchids, published by Farrar & Rinehart. The novella features the detective Nero Wolfe and follows the typical structure of a mystery story, with a murder and a series of clues leading to a resolution. It is part of Stout's larger body of work featuring Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1942
- Latest edition
- 1998 · ISBN 9780886464721