The Final Deduction
Books

The Final Deduction

by Rex Stout

1955•Mystery•140 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryrealisticintricatelinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeExpect an intricate, intimate mystery, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

About This Book

Mrs. Vail's husband has been kidnapped. She doesn't want to hire Nero Wolfe to find him, just to make sure that his kidnappers don't kill him. When he returns safely, but her secretary is killed, Nero Wolfe is drawn reluctantly into the investigation.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

MysteryPrivate investigatorsMystery and detective stories

Details

Author
Rex Stout
Published
1955
Pages
140
Taste scores
How we score

How book matches work

Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

More books

Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.

Browse Books