In the Best Families, Rex Stout
In the Best Families, Rex Stout
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In the Best Families

Author: Rex Stout

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2007


Synopsis

The aging millionairess has a problem: where is her young playboy husband getting all his money? To help find the answer, Archie infiltrates a party at her palatial estate. But her late-night murder ruins the festive mood . . . and a letter bomb from a powerful crime boss makes Nero Wolfe do the unthinkable—run for his life. Suddenly Archie finds himself on his own, trying to find a killer without the help of his old mentor. For to all appearances, Wolfe has vanished. The career of the world’s most famous detective has ended in cowardice and disgrace . . . or has it?

Introduction by Patricia Sprinkle
 
“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.

About The Author

Rex Stout (1886–1975) wrote dozens of short stories, novellas, and full-length mystery novels, most featuring his two indelible characters, the peerless detective Nero Wolfe and his handy sidekick, Archie Goodwin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on August 30, 2019

In the Best Families (1950) tells of Nero Wolfe's battle to the death with Arnold Zeck (his Professor Moriarty) in which the great detective goes underground--leaving Archie in the dark and in the lurch--to prepare for their final confrontation. This is the third and final volume of the so-called Arn......more

Goodreads review by La Tonya on April 28, 2020

Nero Wolfe is a private detective with a moral sense of earning his pay, dislike for women, an obession with orchirds and food, a devoted assistant Archie Goodwin, and a healthy regard for money. He has been hired to find out where Mrs. Sarah Rackham husband is receiving his money. Mrs. Rackham has......more

Goodreads review by hotsake on December 25, 2022

This one both follows the mold of the standard Wolfe mysteries and completely breaks them and manages to be my favorite story of the entire series.......more

Goodreads review by Kim on November 28, 2017

Another wonderful entry in the series featuring great upheaval in the lives of all involved with Nero Wolfe. Great snarky remarks from Archie, and a central role for him. Highly recommended, these books always make me smile.......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on February 13, 2021

This Wolfe mystery went off the rails, but I won't tell you how. It was a very interesting story with a lot of unexpected twists all the way to very end.......more


Quotes

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