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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
An “excellent” novel that goes back to 1920s New York to reveal how the famed detective first met his incomparable sidekick (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
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 Thirty-Fifth 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, bestselling author Rex Stout, and breathes new life into his beloved characters.
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Reviews
An excellent prequel to the Nero Wolfe series. It explains a lot!!!
By Me Edd
Nice construction of Archie Goodwin’s first interaction with Nero Wolfe. Fits quite neatly with Stout’s presentation.
By Didaktikos
This is a very good lead in to the Nero Wolfe mysteries, giving a believable and entertaining story to explain how Archie came to work for Nero. Unfortunately, it's the only enjoyable book by the post Stout author of NW mysteries. His other stories become increasingly political (socialist of all things) and defensive of obvious criticisms of his writing.
By Dragonson