— NO ENTRY FEE.

Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length,

Submitted by May 31, 2014.

Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction

that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series.

The mystery should be “traditional” in flavor.

The crime must be solved using the deductive abilities of the sleuth.

No coincidences.

The detective could be a professional or amateur.

The setting could be NYC or Boston or wherever.

We’re not looking for anything derivative of the Nero Wolfe character, milieu, etc.

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