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      The Father Hunt

      by Rex Stout
      Published
      Jan 1968
      Main Genre
      Private Investigator Private Investigator
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      208
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      A Nero Wolfe Mystery Book 43

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      AMY WAS 22, BEAUTIFUL, CHARMING -- AND THE KEEPER OF A LITTLE BOX WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN IT. IT WAS FROM HER FATHER, BUT SHE HAD NEVER SEEN HIM AND DIDN'T KNOW HIS NAME. SO SHE BUTTONHOLED ARCHIE TO FIND HIM, AND ARCHIE FAST-TALKED NERO WOLFE INTO TAKING THE CASE ON.

      IT TURNED OUT THAT AMY'S ANTECEDENTS STRETCHED BACK TOWARD CERTAIN MEN OF GREAT POWER AND INFLUENCE. ONE OF THEM HAD A DESPERATE SECRET HE WOULD PAY ANY PRICE TO HIDE . . .

      A SPELLBINDING SUSPENSE SURPRISE STARRING FANTASTIC NERO WOLFE AND SWINGING ARCHIE GOODWIN

      Series Placement

      Book 43
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      Suspense

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      Private Investigator

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      Feb 1991 Crimeline (Bantam) ISBN13 9780553247282 ISBN10 055324728X
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      May 2003 Bantam ISBN13 9780553762976 ISBN10 0553762974
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      Jun 1968 Viking ISBN13 9780670309450 ISBN10 0670309451
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      May 2010 Bantam ISBN10 B003M68TIO
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      Jan 1983 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780816135486 ISBN10 0816135487
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