The Knife's Edge. Nero Wolfe. Book 1. A Book for Reading in English

"The Knife's Edge" is the first of Rex Stout's novels about Nero Wolfe.

The eccentric Nero Wolfe rarely leaves his home, has little contact with people, and his hobby is cultivating tropical orchids. But his sharp mind and developed intuition make Wolfe indispensable where the police are powerless. And the young and energetic Archie Goodwin, a budding detective, helps Wolfe play the participants in crimes like pawns in a chess game.

The unadapted text of the novel is supplied with commentary and a dictionary.