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Leave entirely aside for the moment the absurdity of Goldsborough introducing a whole set of relatives for Lily that the original author of this series, Rex Stout, never bothered to mention over the 40-odd years that he wrote it, the existence of whom would have altered entire plot lines of several original books. Goldsborough just can't accurately render the world of Nero and Archie despite what I have no doubt are his most sincere intentions. I've said it before: If Goldsborough had written mysteries with new characters instead of beloved favorites, they would probably get judged more generously by me. But he didn't, so they're not. It's elementary, my dear Watson.
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After the heir to a frozen-food fortune gets iced, Wolfe's right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, becomes a suspect When Lily Rowan doesn't laugh at his jokes, Archie Goodwin knows something is wrong. Her niece Noreen has been running around with Sparky Linville, a club-hopping bad boy who is the terror of Manhattan nightlife. And the last time she went out with him, Noreen wasn't herself when she came home. All she would tell her aunt was that she had been assaulted. Springing into action, Goodwin waits for Linville outside of Morgana's, a chrome-and-glass palace that sits like a wart on Second Avenue. They nearly come to blows, but Linville's bodyguard intervenes, and Goodwin retreats to plan his next move. In the morning Linville is dead, and Goodwin is the chief suspect. For years he has helped rotund genius Nero Wolfe out of jams, and now it is time for the master detective to return the favor.… (more)