by Rex Stout
Golden Age mysteries are usually a treat, but this one seemed flabby and I'm not referring to Nero Wolfe's bulk. Clever, with good quippage, but hardly a classic.
This is one of the earlier books in the NW canon, and it is in some respects not everything the later ones would be.Wolfe is already all of himself, but Archie is immature, he is not yet so tough and smart as he will become. And because talking to Archie is one of the best pleasures the NW books aff...
Second in the Nero Wolfe series, and a useful example of the difference between narrator Archie's conclusions about a case, and Wolfe's misleading statements which hide his real opinion. While the story is unusual for detective fiction, and has a broad cast of characters, the number meant I didn't ...
Probably my least favorite Nero Wolfe book thus far. Not as much humor as I expect and actually tedious many places. And Archie Goodwin is NOT supposed to be tedious. :-)A 1.6.
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