reviews
Sep 21, 2011
Mark
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Great characters. Great stories. Nero Wolf and Archie Goodwin are simply America's most captivating detective team, perhaps because they are the two extremes we would like to be. Mr. Wolf indulges in a sedentary life of fine food, plenty of beer, his own orchid greenhouses, while being smarter, more articulate, and as least as ethical than anyone. Mr. Goodwin is his man-of-action assistant: capable, quick-witted, an excellent dancer, flirtatious, amorous, and flip. In these three novels Mr. Wolf
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Dec 25, 2010
Lynn
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Widener barcode HN5R6Y. Three three three books in one.
I did not enjoy these much. I didn't like the fact that it focuses on a hero in a battle of wits/wills with the only criminal mastermind who is his intellectual match. I read mysteries for snappy dialogue and atmosphere, not morality. So these were pretty annoying. I especially hate the end, in which they finally defeat the evil Zeck by setting up a situation where they sort of lure another person into shooting the crime boss More...
I did not enjoy these much. I didn't like the fact that it focuses on a hero in a battle of wits/wills with the only criminal mastermind who is his intellectual match. I read mysteries for snappy dialogue and atmosphere, not morality. So these were pretty annoying. I especially hate the end, in which they finally defeat the evil Zeck by setting up a situation where they sort of lure another person into shooting the crime boss More...
Apr 25, 2008
Lisa
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I am a mystery novel geek. When I was still in grade school, my mother (also a mystery novel geek) introduced me to Rex Stout and his altar ego, Archie Goodwin, the narrator of all 50-gazillion Neto Wolfe novels written from 1929 'til the late '70s when Stout died at the age of, I think, 82.
At the core, you have an eccentric, obese, genius recluse (Nero Wolfe) who lives in a three-story NYC brownstone with a french chef named Fritz and his aide de campe, Archie. Archie is the best gu More...
At the core, you have an eccentric, obese, genius recluse (Nero Wolfe) who lives in a three-story NYC brownstone with a french chef named Fritz and his aide de campe, Archie. Archie is the best gu More...
Jul 24, 2010
Phyllis
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This volume contains three Nero Wolfe mysteries, "And Be a Villain", "The Second Confession", and "In the Best of Families", all featuring the almost-not-to-be named nemesis Zeck, although he features prominently only in the last.
If you're a Nero Wolfe fan and you haven't read the novels, I recommend it highly. If you just enjoy a slightly old-fashioned mystery novel, well written, with fun characters, I recommend it highly. If you like social signific More...
If you're a Nero Wolfe fan and you haven't read the novels, I recommend it highly. If you just enjoy a slightly old-fashioned mystery novel, well written, with fun characters, I recommend it highly. If you like social signific More...
Jan 18, 2009
Ki
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Yum. Yum. Yum!
This omnibus is a must for anyone who loves Nero Wolfe. Holmes had Moriarty, and Wolfe had Zeck. It was an absolutely beautiful thing.
This omnibus is a must for anyone who loves Nero Wolfe. Holmes had Moriarty, and Wolfe had Zeck. It was an absolutely beautiful thing.
Apr 08, 2010
Molly
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Great collection of stories that include Arnold Zeck -- Nero's arch nemesis.
Dec 17, 2009
Thannasset
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If you ever liked even one Sherlock Holmes story, meet Arnold Zeck.
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