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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe

A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, Book 8)

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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe

By: Robert Goldsborough
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
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In 1930, young Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks - with a pair of hot lead slugs.

Dismissed from his job for being “trigger-happy”, he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective’s assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art Gallery Swindle, and the Sumner-Hayes Burglary. But it’s the kidnapping of Tommie Williamson, the son of a New York hotel magnate, that introduces Goodwin to the man who will change his life.

Goodwin knows there’s only one detective who can help find Tommie: Nero Wolfe, the stout genius of West 35th Street. Together, they’ll form one of the most unlikely crime-fighting duos in history - but first Goodwin must locate Tommie and prove that he deserves a place by Wolfe’s side.

In this witty story about the origin of a legendary partnership, Robert Goldsborough gloriously evokes the spirit of Nero Wolfe’s creator, best-selling author Rex Stout, and breathes new life into his beloved characters.

©2012 Robert Goldsborough (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Historical Modern Detectives Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives New York Thief Witty

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Great to see Mr Goldsborough’s take on the genesis of Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolf. Loved the time the story was set too.

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An Origin Story for New and Old Fans

As Wolfe would say, this prequel is "satisfactory". Which is higher praise than it sounds in a modern context.

Really enjoyed the narrative, the first perspective of the characters and the performance and voices by Ganser is excellent.

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