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Death comes a-calling not once but three times in this murderous collection of cases from the files of Nero Wolfe, the world's greatest detective. First there is the exclusive dinner party where the guests are gourmets, arsenic is the appetizer, and the suspects are five of the most gorgeous gals in New York. Next, a wandering cab pulls up to Wolfe's door, containing a lady driver who doesn't belong . . . and a comely corpse with a knife between her ribs. And finally, a championships rodeo roars into town, featuring square-jawed cowboys, bright-eyed cowgirls, and a dead millionaire with a fancy lariat for a necktie. Introduction by Margaret Maron "It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore."--The New York Times Book Review A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained--and puzzled--millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.… (more)
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Always allowing for the time period in which these were written, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin hold up well; they are enough idiosyncratic that they
The Rodeo Murder is terrible. Cowpokes in The Big City and gettin’ hitched an’ all that sort of pseudo-folksy/Western talk that mercifully died an unremarked death years later. Spunky cowgals an’ all that. The other two are not so bad, really.
But all three suffer, in my opinion, from being short stories rather than books, even short books. There’s no space to develop any plot or to show off Wolfe and Goodwin to really good advantage. The plots have to be uncovered too quickly within the space allowed, and Archie and Nero just don’t have time to strut their stuff.
For die-hard Nero Wolfe fans who have read everything else and need their fix.
I remember liking Nero Wolfe mysteries better. I like the characters, but the mystery? eh. x 3
I remember liking Nero Wolfe mysteries better. I like the characters, but the mystery? eh. x 3
I remember liking Nero Wolfe mysteries better. I like the characters, but the mystery? eh. x 3
Poison a la Carte
Method Three for Murder
The Rodeo Murder
Of these 3, I liked the first one best (because it involved Fritz's cooking) though I think that the second one had the best mystery plot.
This entry in the Nero Wolfe series contains 3 novellas:
Poison a la Carte
Method Three for Murder
The Rodeo Murder
Of these 3, I liked the first one best (because it involved Fritz's cooking) though I think that the second one had the best mystery plot.