The Father Hunt (1968)
by Rex Stout
(#43 in Nero Wolfe,
#43 in Nero Wolfe Complete)

The Father Hunt

Hired to locate Amy Denovo's long-lost father, Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, discover that the missing man has a deadly and dangerous secret to hide.

Pages:

208

Published:

1968-05-28

Genres:

Fiction / Mystery / Crime ... More genres

ISBN:

0006124771 / 9780006124771

ASIN:

B003M68TIO

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Nero Wolfe series
(47 books)

Fer-de-Lance — #1 Fer-de-Lance (1934)

The League of Frightened Men — #2 The League of Frightened Men (1935)

The Rubber Band — #3 The Rubber Band (1936)

The Red Box — #4 The Red Box (1937)

Too Many Cooks — #5 Too Many Cooks (1938)

Some Buried Caesar — #6 Some Buried Caesar (1938)

Over My Dead Body — #7 Over My Dead Body (1940)

Where There's a Will — #8 Where There's a Will (1940)

Black Orchids — #9 Black Orchids (1942)

Not Quite Dead Enough — #10 Not Quite Dead Enough (1944)

The Silent Speaker — #11 The Silent Speaker (1946)

Too Many Women — #12 Too Many Women (1947)

And Be a Villain — #13 And Be a Villain (1948)

Trouble in Triplicate — #14 Trouble in Triplicate (1949)

The Second Confession — #15 The Second Confession (1949)

Three Doors to Death — #16 Three Doors to Death (1950)

In the Best Families — #17 In the Best Families (1950)

Curtains for Three — #18 Curtains for Three (1948)

Murder by the Book — #19 Murder by the Book (1951)

Triple Jeopardy — #20 Triple Jeopardy (1951)

Prisoner's Base — #21 Prisoner's Base (1952)

The Golden Spiders — #22 The Golden Spiders (1953)

Three Men Out — #23 Three Men Out (1954)

The Black Mountain — #24 The Black Mountain (1954)

Before Midnight — #25 Before Midnight (1955)

Three Witnesses — #26 Three Witnesses (1956)

Might as Well Be Dead — #27 Might as Well Be Dead (1956)

Three for the Chair — #28 Three for the Chair (1957)

If Death Ever Slept — #29 If Death Ever Slept (1957)

And Four to Go — #30 And Four to Go (1958)

Champagne for One — #31 Champagne for One (1958)

Plot it Yourself — #32 Plot it Yourself (1959)

Three at Wolfe's Door — #33 Three at Wolfe's Door (1960)

Too Many Clients — #34 Too Many Clients (1955)

The Final Deduction — #35 The Final Deduction (1961)

Homicide Trinity — #36 Homicide Trinity (1962)

Gambit — #37 Gambit (1962)

The Mother Hunt — #38 The Mother Hunt (1963)

Trio for Blunt Instruments — #39 Trio for Blunt Instruments (1963)

A Right to Die — #40 A Right to Die (1964)

The Doorbell Rang — #41 The Doorbell Rang (1965)

Death of a Doxy — #42 Death of a Doxy (1966)

The Father Hunt — #43 The Father Hunt (1968)

Death of a Dude — #44 Death of a Dude (1969)

Please Pass the Guilt — #45 Please Pass the Guilt (1973)

A Family Affair — #46 A Family Affair (1975)

Death Times Three — #47 Death Times Three (1985)

Nero Wolfe Complete series
(63 books)

Fer-de-Lance — #1 Fer-de-Lance (1934)

The League of Frightened Men — #2 The League of Frightened Men (1935)

The Rubber Band — #3 The Rubber Band (1936)

The Red Box — #4 The Red Box (1937)

Too Many Cooks — #5 Too Many Cooks (1938)

Some Buried Caesar — #6 Some Buried Caesar (1938)

Over My Dead Body — #7 Over My Dead Body (1940)

Where There's a Will — #8 Where There's a Will (1940)

Black Orchids — #9 Black Orchids (1942)

Not Quite Dead Enough — #10 Not Quite Dead Enough (1944)

The Silent Speaker — #11 The Silent Speaker (1946)

Too Many Women — #12 Too Many Women (1947)

And Be a Villain — #13 And Be a Villain (1948)

Trouble in Triplicate — #14 Trouble in Triplicate (1949)

The Second Confession — #15 The Second Confession (1949)

Three Doors to Death — #16 Three Doors to Death (1950)

In the Best Families — #17 In the Best Families (1950)

Curtains for Three — #18 Curtains for Three (1948)

Murder by the Book — #19 Murder by the Book (1951)

Triple Jeopardy — #20 Triple Jeopardy (1951)

Prisoner's Base — #21 Prisoner's Base (1952)

The Golden Spiders — #22 The Golden Spiders (1953)

Three Men Out — #23 Three Men Out (1954)

The Black Mountain — #24 The Black Mountain (1954)

Before Midnight — #25 Before Midnight (1955)

Three Witnesses — #26 Three Witnesses (1956)

Might as Well Be Dead — #27 Might as Well Be Dead (1956)

Three for the Chair — #28 Three for the Chair (1957)

If Death Ever Slept — #29 If Death Ever Slept (1957)

And Four to Go — #30 And Four to Go (1958)

Champagne for One — #31 Champagne for One (1958)

Plot it Yourself — #32 Plot it Yourself (1959)

Three at Wolfe's Door — #33 Three at Wolfe's Door (1960)

Too Many Clients — #34 Too Many Clients (1955)

The Final Deduction — #35 The Final Deduction (1961)

Homicide Trinity — #36 Homicide Trinity (1962)

Gambit — #37 Gambit (1962)

The Mother Hunt — #38 The Mother Hunt (1963)

Trio for Blunt Instruments — #39 Trio for Blunt Instruments (1963)

A Right to Die — #40 A Right to Die (1964)

The Doorbell Rang — #41 The Doorbell Rang (1965)

Death of a Doxy — #42 Death of a Doxy (1966)

The Father Hunt — #43 The Father Hunt (1968)

Death of a Dude — #44 Death of a Dude (1969)

Please Pass the Guilt — #45 Please Pass the Guilt (1973)

A Family Affair — #46 A Family Affair (1975)

Death Times Three — #47 Death Times Three (1985)

Murder in E Minor — #48 Murder in E Minor (1986)

Death on Deadline — #49 Death on Deadline (1987)

The Bloodied Ivy — #50 The Bloodied Ivy (1988)

The Last Coincidence — #51 The Last Coincidence (1989)

Fade to Black — #52 Fade to Black (1990)

Silver Spire — #53 Silver Spire (1992)

The Missing Chapter — #54 The Missing Chapter (1993)

Archie Meets Nero Wolfe — #55 Archie Meets Nero Wolfe (2012)

Murder in the Ball Park — #56 Murder in the Ball Park (2014)

Archie in the Crosshairs — #57 Archie in the Crosshairs (2015)

Stop the Presses! — #58 Stop the Presses! (2016)

Murder, Stage Left — #59 Murder, Stage Left (2017)

The Battered Badge — #60 The Battered Badge (2018)

Death of an Art Collector — #61 Death of an Art Collector (2019)

Archie Goes Home — #62 Archie Goes Home (2020)

Trouble at the Brownstone — #63 Trouble at the Brownstone (2021)