Home to Roost (short story)
"Home to Roost" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published as "Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer" in the January 1952 issue of The American Magazine. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection Triple Jeopardy, published by the Viking Press in 1952. This novella and the 1949 novel The Second Confession are notable expressions of Stout's contempt for both Communism and McCarthyism.
"Home to Roost" | |
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Short story by Rex Stout | |
Illustrated by Thornton Utz | |
Original title | Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | The American Magazine |
Publication type | Periodical |
Publication date | January 1952 |
Series | Nero Wolfe |
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