Fer-De-Lance

Eh. Not as good as I'd hoped. If I squint, however, I can see the bones of a really cool detective series. So this may be a case of the first book doing a setup for future better books. Fingers crossed. The mystery itself was ass. It was equal parts dull and confusing for a good bit, but I liked the wa......more

He disfrutado mucho esta lectura. El personaje de Nero Wolfe es excéntrico, pero, aún así, puedes llegar a comprenderlo y no se hace antipático (aunque algunas veces es odioso). Es un personaje original y eso tiene mérito. El joven Archie Goodwin, su ayudante y narrador de la historia, es un tipo gen......more

*** 3.75 *** We have to start with the indisputable fact - this book was written in 1934! Depression era United States. If you, like me, are a fan of that era's black and white mystery movies and radio serials, you know exactly what you are in for. This is a very typical example of the times. Think H......more

5 Stars. What a character Stout created! This is the world's first encounter with Nero Wolfe - even more eccentric than Christie's Poirot. He drinks 5 quarts of beer a day, is an expert on orchids which he tends faithfully, has no patience for interruptions, charges outrageous fees, can barely move......more

Entertaining, but Slightly Unbelievable, Mystery/Crime Novel Maybe it has to do with the year the book takes place, 1933. But let's just say that certain things that happened in the book (I won't reveal them because they are spoilers) would not have been possible today. Maybe they were in 1933. After al......more