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Champagne for One: Nero Wolfe Series, Book 30 (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)
 
 
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Champagne for One: Nero Wolfe Series, Book 30 (Nero Wolfe Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

Rex Stout (Author)
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Faith Usher talked about taking her own life and even kept cyanide in her purse. So when she died from a lethal champagne cocktail in the middle of a high society dinner party, everyone called it suicide—including the police. But Nero Wolfe isn’t convinced—and neither is Archie. Especially when Wolfe is warned by four men against taking the case. Deception, blackmail, and a killer who may have pulled off the perfect crime…it’ s a challenge Nero Wolfe can’t resist.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 359 KB
  • Print Length: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Crimeline (21 July 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003V4BPP6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #75,096 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
My first Nero Wolfe, but not my last 14 Nov 2001
By Mark S. Winger - Published on Amazon.com
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
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
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
By Mz Susan - Published on Amazon.com
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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