Where There's a Will

About “Where There's a Will”

Where There's a Will is the eighth Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published in 1940 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Before its full release, the story was abridged and published in the May 1940 issue of The American Magazine under the title "Sisters in Trouble." This magazine version was reviewed by the FBI as part of its surveillance of the author, Rex Stout. The novel features the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, as they investigate a crime. The story's initial publication in a magazine and the FBI's review of it highlight the historical context of the time. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)