Not Quite Dead Enough

By: Rex Stout

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It takes Archie Goodwin to titillate Wolfe’s taste for crime with two malevolent morsels: a corpse that refuses to rest in peace and a sinister “accident” involving national security. It’s up to the Grandiose Master himself, Nero Wolfe, to set the traps to catch a pair of wily killers—as Archie lays the bait on the wrong side of the law.

Introduction by John Lutz

“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review

A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America’s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained—and puzzled—millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.©1944 Rex Stout; (P)1994 Books on Tape Inc.

Critic reviews

“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review

A good retelling of a great story by a great author

What more is there to say? A really great story. Fans will love it. Remember, however, it was written in a previous time with previous sensibilities.

Wolfe at War

A real treat for this confirmed NW fan. The two novellas show Mr Wolfe breaking with his long standing routines and using his investigation talents to assist with the the war effort.

Nero ends the Case!

Any Nero Wolf book is a joy to read or listen to. The reader M Prichard, who has read a multitude of these books has the tone and personality of the characters down pat. Archy and Nero especially. This story had an ending that is a shocker. Never in any other has Nero's action seemed not to follow the law through to the end.

Another Great Nero Wolfe Story

The first of the two stories has to be one of my favorite Nero Wolfe stories yet. The second was a bit different in structure, but still enjoyable.

Two Stories in One Book Both Entertaining

Another interesting look at the Nero Wolfe household in trying circumstances and how they changed their lifestyles to adapt, this time to the war against Germany in WWII.