A review by hannahstohelit
Black Orchids by Rex Stout

4.5

Enjoyed this far more than Three Men Out- the novellas felt long enough to give us enough background/color to make it fun, though the first novella was definitely better than the second. I do feel like Stout has a kind of a thing where he specializes in mysteries where

the most easily suspicious person did, in fact, do it

- I think that it doesn't ALWAYS work, but I do appreciate that it fits in well with Stout's overall approach of the intelligent/talented Watson as narrator, which definitely has its own charm.