Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:An automobile breakdown strands Nero Wolfe and Archie in the middle of a private pasture�and a family feud over a prize bull. A restaurateur�s plan to buy the stud and barbecue it as a publicity stunt may be in poor taste, but it isn�t a crime . . . until Hickory Caesar Grindon, the soon-to-be-beefsteak bull, is found pawing the remains of a family scion. Wolfe is sure the idea that Caesar is the murderer is, well, pure bull. Now the great detective is on the horns of a dilemma as a veritable stampede of suspects�including a young lady Archie has his eye on�conceals a special breed of killer who wins a blue ribbon for sheer audacity.
 
Introduction by Diane Mott Davidson
 
�It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.��The New York Times Book Review
 
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America�s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained�and puzzled�millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.… (more)