description: As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president. As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda -- whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart.
language: English
title: Fer-de-Lance
titlecomplete: Fer-de-Lance
characters: Carlo Maffei, Harry H. Barber, Archie Goodwin, Anna Fiore, Nero Wolfe, Theodore Horstmann, Detective O'Grady, Fletcher M. Anderson, E.D. Kimball, Bill Gore, Maria Maffei, Noel Bradford, Larry Barstow, Dick Morley, Manuel Kimball, Harry Foster, Peter Oliver Barstow, Fred Durkin, Orrie Cather, Mr. Townsend (Fer-de-Lance), Fritz Brenner
genres: Fiction, American, Mystery, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Classics, 20th Century, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 14952
places: New York City, New York
series: Nero Wolfe 
publisher: Random House Audio