Well, that was enjoyable. Not only do we have a double murder to solve, but there are SPIES. I do love spies - in fiction, anyway.A young woman visits the brownstone; she is clearly a foreigner, and she gives a clearly fake name. She hides a paper inside a book entitled United Yugoslavia; the paper contains enough cryptic information that Wolfe realizes the woman is mixed up in some international intrigue. Actually, the young woman is traveling with a friend; and one of them has with her an adop...

This is a serviceable Nero Wolfe mystery newly available for Kindle. Just right for reading on a trip, I thought. The mystery revolves around Wolfe's long lost adopted daughter and intrigue in the Balkans. However this book didn't grab me like some Wolfe mysteries. Perhaps because the reasons for my trip were not all happy ones, no book could have been 5 stars.

The seventh book in the Nero Wolfe series and we learn some interesting facts about the genius detective. Even Archie Goodwin is shocked to learn that Wolfe has a daughter. And there was a time when he didn't spend all of his time in his brownstone on W. 35th Street tending his orchids and enjoying gourmet meals prepared by his personal chef, Fritz Brenner. A time when he was active in Montenegro politics.It is 1938, the eve of World War II. The United States is officially neutral but Americans

Not as good as previous books, but ok.I love some of the things Archie does and the way he and Nero think. If you’re new to this series, I suggest reading Fer-De-Lance and Some Buried Caesar before reading this - only because I think they are better. They are all stand alones.Two female immigrants come to New York and teach fencing. One is accused of stealing from a customer. Two men end up dead.The audiobook narrator Michael Prichard was good.DATA:Narrative mode: 1st person Archie. Unabridged a...

A woman arrives from the Balkans--is she Nero Wolfe's daughter? An enjoyable mystery.

wow who knew that Nero Wolfe had a DAUGHTER and was a freedom fighter in his youth. WOW and learned even more about the area of Serbia/Croatia.

While this Wolfe/Goodwin outing wasn't terrible, it wasn't one of their best either. Yes, you have to ignore racism in so many early 20th century books, but this started in this book on the first page.Until I reached the 50% mark there wasn't much of the usual Wolfe/Goodwin banter and I found the plot confused and confusing. From the half way point the story does pick up though.While I should have guessed whodunnit, I didn't and I think that might have been my general lack of interest in the res...

While Wolfe is back to his typical self (not leaving home as in the previous 2!), some of his personal background is revealed in this one. Archie seemed a bit more hardboiled than I remember! The series remains poised on the edge between hardboiled & Golden Age in style, a tricky feat that Stout manages to perfection.

International intrigue and homicide bring Nero Wolfe face-to-face with the adopted daughter he has not seen since she was three years old. This is the underlying current to two homicides and enough plot devices and switches to fill two of Rex Stout's books. Adding to the fun is another peek at Nero Wolfe's life as a younger man, traveling the world in search of adventure and windmills. In a handful of paragraphs, Stout gives a better portrait of his title character than many authors do with an e...

I have read most of the Nero Wolf Books by Rex Stout several times over. If I had list of my admired authors he would be on it.In the seventh edition we find Wolf has two visitors from Montenegro. Neya Tormic wants him to investigate a diamond robbery in which Neya is accused of taking the diamonds. As usual Wolf refuse to get involve until Neya tells him she has the paper that says he adopted her when she was two years old. Wolf sends Archie to investigate. While he is there a murder is committ...

I had no idea who did the murder, but I was in good company. Wolfe seems often to know who and why very early, though he doesn't tell us. In this, he admitted even quite late in the novel that he didn't know who did it. Inspector Cramer spent more time hanging around in this one, which was certainly different. He said it was because he didn't have any idea who did it and he figured if he stayed near Wolfe, then things would certainly become clear. Archie displayed more brilliance than usual, but...

This story was a return to form after the previous adventure taking place all outside of Neros home. The characterization changes I liked so much from the previous book all continue in this one. Archie is still witty and suave, Nero is still brilliant and grumpy. The most remarkable thing about this story is that Nero made no money at all. I had forgotten than though I had remembered the secret twist of the story. A brief note on another reoccurring character, the NYPD Homicide Inspector Cramer....

Nero Wolfe is lazy. He only works when his bank account strongly demands it. At the beginning of the book he has enough money not to bother with any cases or clients for a while. When a young Yugoslavian woman shows up asking the detective to help her compatriot and friend with the trouble over accusations of a theft, Nero Wolfe refuses right away without bothering to listen to her pleas. The woman drops a bomb - literally speaking - which left both him and Archie Goodwin speechless (as well as

I had heard of the private detective, Nero Wolfe here and there, and this is my first Rex Stout book. It was a pleasant surprise. Everybody writes murder mysteries. It is the way one tells the story that engages and endears the reader. Personally, I like humour. This book is dripping with wit and humour in every page.Both the hero, Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie are highly likeable characters; they make a perfect pair. Wolfe is stout (connecting with Rex?!) and a grand gourmand. His busines...

We learn some things about Nero as a young man in Montenegro. A nice twist at the end. Nero claims to have been born in the US. In a later book he says he is a naturalized citizen. Puzzling.

Verified PurchaseReviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019Format: Kindle EditionOne of the more convoluted Nero Wolfe talesReview of Kindle editionPublication date: July 13, 2018Language: EnglishASIN: B07FLFP4FFAmazon.com Sales Rank: 86732189 pagesFine Nero Wolfe mystery featuring international intrigue, finance, royals, fencing, Wolfe's daughter, the FBI, and, of course, murder. I recommend reading the introduction as an afterwards unless you wish to know some story details in advance....

Rex Stout is one of my favorite authors, so it’s sad to be disappointed in a Nero Wolfe novel. Two female fencing instructors from the old country (!) become embroiled in a double murder. There’s some vague international subterfuge which doesn’t really have to make sense. The weakness here is a large group of characters introduced, and nobody has any distinguishing characteristics. Then it piddles around until the solution. Archie makes two pretty successful tricks, and Wolfe doesn’t have any bi...

Nero Wolfe has a daughter who is every bit as cantankerous and all-around-difficult as he is. Visiting the U.S. she only makes her existence known when she gets in trouble—accused of stealing some diamonds from a locker in a fencing studio—but murder can’t be far behind in a Nero Wolfe mystery. This one stands apart because everything that happens involves a cast of international operatives seeking to advance a secret intrigue. Wolfe and Archie have to unravel a lot more than who killed who to g...