Short Story Wednesday: More Stories from Three for the Chair

A brief overview of the Nero Wolfes series by Rex Stout:Nero Wolfe is a genius who supports himself (and his household) as a private detective. Archie Goodwin, the narrator of the stories, is both his assistant and a private investigator, and he does most of the legwork. Nero Wolfe's main interests are good food, raising orchids, and reading books. Usually, he will avoid working on a case unless he needs the money to support his pursuits and and his household. Recently I completed reading the three novellas in Three for the Chair by Rex Stout. Back in 2025, I reviewed the second story in that book, "Immune to Murder." Now that I have read the two other stories, I think they are also excellent stories. The first story in the book was "A Window for Death."Bert Fyfe's father died when he had pneumonia and Bert was accused of his murder. Members of his family testified at the trial. He was acquitted but he was very bitter and left town. His family had not seen him for 20 years when he…