August 18, 1941. On this date Bess Huddleston, professional
party organizer, came to Nero Wolfe, asking him to investigate letters
her clients had received accusing her of misbehavior. Although she had
previously irritated him by asking him to play detective at a "murder
party" he agrees to look into the matter. Soon a particularly horrible
death is also invited...
As World War II began Rex Stout spent more of his time on war-related
activities and less time on writing, and that meant switching to short
fiction. This was his second novella (after "Black Orchids.") It was
published in American Magazine in April 1942, as "Invitation to Murder,"
but in the book
Black Orchids, it is "Cordially Invited to Meet Death."
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