Returning home from
a satisfactory poker game at Saul Panzer's, two bullets slam into the
wall near the brownstone narrowly missing Archie. Shortly after,
Wolfe and Archie receive an anonymous phone call telling them that
the caller plans to murder Archie in revenge for one of Wolfe's
cases.
This is a very
typical Nero Wolfe mystery. Goldsborough did a good job capturing
Stout's style. As in most Nero Wolfe mysteries, the plot is not hard
to figure out, but Archie, Wolfe, Fritz, Saul and the others are such
interesting characters that it's fun to be back with them. I did find
that Goldsborough has updated the writing style with more emotional
content. Archie is quite shaken after being shot at. For me, this
doesn't detract from the novel, but it is a change from the original
Stout books.
If you like a good
mystery, or are a Nero Wolfe fan, this is one to read.
I reviewed this book
for Amazon Vine.
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