Might as Well Be Dead - Rex Stout

nIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.--The New York Times Book Review n Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends.

But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . .

and what if he's the same P.H. who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and his dedicated sidekick into a sticky web of deceit, one that will tax their resources to the utmost, and even cost them one of their own.n