Believe it or not, in The Black Mountain Nero not only leaves his house but he actually leaves the United States, crosses an ocean, a continent, and a sea, and - with Archie - penetrates, disguised, into one of the most dangerous and controversial places on earth. From there on it's Nero Wolfe as Nero never was before: a Nero compelled to cope with sinister international plotters, to deal with an enemy to whom murder is but a trivial incident, to return to New York on one of the strangest missions in all detective fiction.

Join Dr. Marilyn Schaffer to explore tonight's book, originally published in 1954, and written by Rex Stout. Copies of the book will be available at the library. Registration is appreciated, online or by calling 860-243-9721.