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Mr.Goldsborough had previously written 7 Nero Wolfe novels, each of which was better than the previous. By the 4th novel he seemed to have Rex Stout's style down pat. For many years I had hoped Mr. Goldsborough would continue his Nero Wolfe novels but he put them aside just as he reached the pinnacle of success. When this one was released I bought it with great expectations that it would follow in the same mold as his other Wolfe novels. Sadly, Mr. Goldsborough seems to have regressed when writing this book. While this is clearly a book about How Archie Met Nero Wolfe, Mr. Goldsborough's characters do not fit. Orrie, Saul, Fred, and Bill Gore appear to be idiots, and he draws out the kidnapping case until it is sheer boredom to read. Several of the characters are already old men about ready for retirement in Mr. Goldsborough's book, yet we know Wolfe worked with them for many years after Archie went to work for him. For instance Rex Stout has Bill Gore as a young man with a 'devil may care' attitude. In this story, Gore is already at least middle aged. Panzer is freelancing and making an excellent living, yet we know from Mr. Stout that Archie and Saul were both working for Wolfe during the depression and Wolfe let Saul go. While it's possible Wolfe later hired Saul as an employee, then turned around and fired him, this does not appear rational. If you can pick this up at a used book store for 50 cents or a dollar, it's worth the read. No more than that. I still retain the hope Mr. Goldsborough will write more Nero Wolfe novels, which as I previously stated, he became very very good at before quitting.Read full review
Readable but not the usual Robert Goldsboro reincarnation as Rex Stout.It badly overplays the find a body,grab the evidence & run trend found in most Nero Wolfe mysteries. There is way too much hatered & animosity from Cramer and Stebbins.
