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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe
- A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, Book 8)
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
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.
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- mcfontaine
- 01-06-23
A fantastic start
I listened to the first of these continuation books and was hooked immediately. They are brilliantly written and brought to life by L.J. Gander. Of the 16 Goldsborough Wolfe books, this is one of my favourites. Recreating how Archie & Nero could have first met.
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- Jk
- 15-09-23
Excellent prequel
I love these stories and this is a great retrospective prequel, introducing all the regular characters yet still with a great storyline.
The only negative is the timeline, dating to 1930, but this creates improbable ages for the stories set in the 60s and 70s but that is often a problem with a long running series.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-05-22
So addictive
I have stumbled upon one of my most favourite series of books 🤗
Well written, not repetitive , sometimes humorous , very well narrated and very addictive .
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- Carôle
- 16-10-22
Consistently Good
This is an excellent prequel and allows us to see just how far Archie has progressed in Mr Wolfe’s household.
The backstory surrounding their introduction is a good one and I feel that a subsequent post-prequel with a story surrounding Archie’s subsequent move and settling in at the Brownstone and the introduction of the Gazette connection, would have been fabulous! But I guess that it’s too late for that !
Brilliantly narrated by L. J. Ganser as usual.
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- Norma Miles
- 21-08-22
"So I became a detective."
A prequel to the Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin partnership giving a reasonable accounting of how so unlikely a couple came to be together. Archie arrives in New York and is soon fired from his security job so, aged only 19 in a time of depression, has no job, no prospects and only three weeks of wages And so he becomes a private detective...
The ensuing story is a good one - the kidnap of a child and murder. All very enjoyable. But there is something not quite right about the two main protagonists. But perhaps it is their respective youth, not yet set into later arrogance rather than the alternative author. Narration, by L.J.Ganser, is excellent.
My thanks to Audible UK, from whom I was able to download this audio for free through their Audible Plus programme.
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- JW
- 22-06-23
Enjoyable story
Enjoyed listening to this one. Cheerful characters. Happy ending. Nice story line. Will find the next one in the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-23
a great prequel
what a great way to know how archie and Nero meet it held me so much ... great story telling
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- Steven
- 23-04-24
A breath of fresh air
I've been listening to the series of books for a couple of months now and must admit I was a little worried when I saw the title of this one and discovered it was a prequel. However, I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed the story, particularly Archie's interactions with the other detectives hired by Wolfe.
It really was a welcome change of perspective on all the characters I've grown to love.
I wasn't surprised, therefore, to read that there was an 18 year gap between this and the previous book in the series.
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