Fer-De-Lance

By: Rex Stout

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man. When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he's getting dreadfully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president. As for Wolfe, he's playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda—whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who's still got poison in his heart.©1934 Rex Stout; (P)1994 Books on Tape Inc.

The genius starts here!

I have read and listened to this first work in the Nero Wolfe mysteries and I never tire of it. To be sure there are a few sentences that speak to the age of the work and definitely not PC but for me, I can overlook because of the writing, pacing and plot. Rex Stout, like his creations Wolfe and Goodwin - - - priceless.

The First Nero Wolfe Story and Arguable the Best

Great story. Great narration. Societal roles are dated, but the story is nearly 100 years old.

The first Nero Wolf novel

This first Nero Wolf novel is worth a read because this is where the series started. However, the tropes are not yet completely set. Nero and Archie are great but not yet the more fully developed personalities we know from some of the later books. Still, if you're a Nero Wolf fan you really can't live without it.

Great Story, Love the Nero Wolfe Series

Great Story, Love the Nero Wolfe Series

Could have edited the old cassette instructions out .

Skips throughout

I loved the story but there was constant skipping throughout.. like a record would skip