BLACK ORCHIDS & CORDIALLY INVITED INTO DEATH BY REX STOUT are two old friends to me. BLACK ORCHIDS (my favorite of the two) introduces the subject of the title: how Wolfe obtained the black orchids in his collection of thousands of orchards. Wolfe literally blackmails the owner of the orchids , Lewis Hewitt,whom we will see in other Nero Wolfe novels. Mr.Hewitt not only owns the three black orchids but is the honorary chairperson of the Orchid show. Mr. Hewitt,or rather his cane , figures prominently in the murder & Wolfe takes the advantage to get ahold of the orchids.
These two novellas are not some of Mr. Stouts greatest works, but even today are still pleasant and entertaining to read & re-read.
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