Archie Meets Nero Wolfe

A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, Book 8)

By: Robert Goldsborough

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

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.

©2012 Robert Goldsborough (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

In the Nero Wolfe tradition.

Good plot.appeals to reader. I good pastiche of Rex Stout’s work including plot, setting and characters.

Love the reading

I loved the writing and the narration nothing else to add but that I hope the others read and are narrated as well as thiswas

geat prequel

now going to listen to ferdelance and the rest of the first neros but this is a great introduction

Excellent narration; faithful in details

Goldsborough brings all the regular characters into his storyline. Ganser’s narration is excellent and makes for completely enjoyable listening as he brings to life each personality. This book and performance is a worthy addition to the Nero Wolfe universe.

Archie Meets Nero

I enjoyed this look into the life of younger Archie. The familiar characters are introduced with varying degrees of success but all enjoyable.