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Gambit

Rex Stout

1962155 pagesabout 2–4 hours
1962
first published
  • 1962Viking Press · 188 pages · ENG
  • 1973Bantam Books · 155 pages · ENG
  • 1985Bantam Books · 155 pages · ENGISBN 9780553251722
  • 1996Chivers Press · 225 pages · ENGISBN 9780783815718
  • 1996Books on Tape · ENGISBN 9781572704404
  • 2005The Audio Partners, Mystery Masters · ENGISBN 9781572704411
  • 1996Books on Tape, Inc.ISBN 9780736634151
  • 1997Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C · 232 pagesISBN 9780745188546

From the audio case: "In this confounding whodunit, Wolfe breaks almost all of his rules. First, he overcomes his aversion to females and agrees to help young Sally Blount clear her father of murder. The police are sure Mathew Blount killed a chess opponent of the Gambit Club with a heavy dose of arsenic. Wolfe proposes four other suspects, but when one turns up dead he becomes so discombobulated that he neglects his orchids and skips lunch. Will Wolfe recover from his conniptions in time to save an innocent man?" Audio Editions Mystery Masters @1996 Books on Tape

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsicalNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice
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