The Father Hunt

Name: The Father Hunt
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.33 (3 reviews)
Author: Rex Stout
ISBN: 9781415941041

Author: Rex Stout

Series: Nero Wolfe #43

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 05/01/2007

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British, Private Investigators

Synopsis

Pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she can't afford Nero Wolfe's outlandish fees . . . or can she? Suddenly she's knocking on the oversized detective's door with a parcel full of bills in hand—and a quarter of a million hidden in her closet. It's all part of a nest egg left by her unknown father. But when Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, begin to trace the money to the man, they make a startling discovery: Amy's father murdered her mother—and now he may be after her. This is one of 73 mysteries written by one of America's greatest writers about one of its most interesting characters. You can't call yourself a mystery fan if you haven't read Rex Stout.

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

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.Michael Prichard has played several thousand characters during his career. While he has been seen performing over a hundred of them in theater and film, SmartMoney magazine named him one of the Top Ten Golden Voices.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on March 26, 2019

Amy DeNovo, Lily Rowan's young assistant, wants Archie to help her find out who her father is. The problem is an interesting one--and even more interesting in that it may very well be connected with her mother's hit-and-run death some months before. This is one of the best of Wolfe's adventures, wit......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on March 04, 2022

For Amy Denovo this is a cold case but a hot interest. She collars Archie (not Nero Wolfe) and tells him he is the only man she can trust to find her father. Archie is interested in the challenge and the plea from an attractive young woman, but he provides her only some hard-earned advice because he......more

Goodreads review by thefourthvine on September 20, 2020

Is this the greatest Nero Wolfe novel? No. But it is in my top ten of Wolfe novels sorted by reread frequency. I admit that partly that's because I enjoy reading this through my alternate universe queer lens (look, Lily Rowan always has attractive young women at her apartment, I AM JUST SAYING), but......more

Goodreads review by Jack on September 01, 2019

4 Stars. Let's get the important things out of the way. Archie does have a girlfriend but when he meets the attractive Amy Denovo and she says, "You are the only person I can trust," he is quickly taken with her too. Ah, men. She doesn't want anyone else to find her father; she wants Archie to do it......more

Goodreads review by Bev on June 27, 2019

Amy Denovo wants Archie to find her father for her. She grew up without a father and her mother stifled any attempts at asking questions about him. She didn't really get serious about tracking him down until her mother died in a hit-and-run incident. After the funeral, her mother's boss came to Amy......more