The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It takes Archie Goodwin to titillate Wolfe’s taste for crime with two malevolent morsels: a corpse that refuses to rest in peace and a sinister “accident” involving national security. It’s up to the Grandiose Master himself, Nero Wolfe, to set the traps to catch a pair of wily killers—as Archie lays the bait on the … wrong side of the law.
Introduction by John Lutz
“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.
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Typical Nero Wolfe. Satisfying mysteries
Not the best Nero Wolfe book by far but still a good read
You can’t miss with Rex Stout and Nero Wolfe. And any time he tangles with the feds, you know who will come out on top! (You get the impression that the author thinks there is decidedly a subset of people in officialdom who are quite a few potato chips short of a full bag, as well as some who are smart enough to conceal that from the dimmer …
It’s been awhile since I’ve revisited the works of Rex Stout, several decades in fact. After reading “Not Quite Dead Enough,” the obvious question is, why did I wait so long?!
Besides the tight plot, quickly paced narrative and strong characters with interesting quirks found in all Stout’s books, this book has several bonuses: accurate …
Fun old fashioned detective.
Nero and Archie are always fun and interesting to read a book about WW II written during the war.
Always like Rex Stout mysteries and these characters!
This is classic/standard Nero Wolfe. If you like this series, or the era/genre, you will enjoy this. It’s not great writing, it’s solid entertainment.
There are no bad Nero Wolfe books. Fifth time I’ve read this one
I like Rex Stout’s books, easy reading
How can you go wrong with Rex Stout? Nero Wolfe is one of my favorite detectives, Archie Goodwin one of my favorite wise mouth. I love every minute of this book and will read it again and again.