- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Oct 1984)
- ISBN-10: 0553136577
- ISBN-13: 978-0553136579
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,762,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Archie happens to be at the annual Grantham House dinner party when a girl drops dead from drinking poisoned champagne. Archie knows there is only one man who can solve this mystery - Nero Wolfe.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
My first Nero Wolfe, but not my last
14 Nov 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I read all of the other reviews and was prompted to buy this book, because there was a consensus that this was one of his best books or the start of a solid string of Wolfe novels. The only problem with the other reviews I have is that none of them, really take into account the first time Wolfe reader. I found the dialogue and interaction between Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin very intriguing. It shares some similarities of the genius detective and his trusty sidekick. The difference being here that Archie is more the eyes and ears and the man about town that Wolfe is not. If you read Christie or Conan Doyle, then you may tire of the dolt of a sidekick who can never figure out in the slightest what the hero detective is up to. While Wolfe is the genius here, the story revolves around the fact that Archie is present to the supposed suicide of a young single mother that he feels is actually a murder. It is Wolfe's trust in Archie that commits him to the case at hand. Throughout the way the police and other parties try to convince Wolfe to give it up, but his intelligence and the resourcefulness of Archie and company find the truth. Truly an entertaining story and intriguing characters. It is clear from Stout fanatics that it is worth the read, and take it from a first time reader as well.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Wolfe hits top form
3 Aug 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is Wolfe in his pomp. After a patchy time, with a few sub-standard stories during the early/mid 50s, I think that in this book, Stout established the key ingredients which he continued throughout his excellent later period. After Champagne for One, he never wrote a weak full-length Wolfe. Good plot- there's even a passable sub-plot!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
a great nero wolfe book.
14 Aug 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of the best of Nero Wolfe. I also recommend Some Buried Caesar, one of more light-hearted books. I read Rex Stout nearly 20 years ago and have just started re-reading them. I am enjoying them more the second time around that i did the first. the plots and characters are ageless! I can still laugh at the unique interplay betwee Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe, still envy the freedom of Nero's lifestyle, and still admire the plots. One of the great things about Rex Stout, is that (unlike some mystery writers that I could name), he doesn't hold out clues or keep secrets that the hero discloses at the end. He gives you the clues (sometimes tossed out in the middle of a paragraph). And sometimes, just sometimes, the reader get the thrill of solving the mystery!
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