Archie Meets Nero Wolfe

A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, Book 8)

De: Robert Goldsborough

Narrado por: L. J. Ganser

In 1930, young Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks - with a pair of hot lead slugs.

Dismissed from his job for being “trigger-happy”, he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective’s assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art Gallery Swindle, and the Sumner-Hayes Burglary. But it’s the kidnapping of Tommie Williamson, the son of a New York hotel magnate, that introduces Goodwin to the man who will change his life.

Goodwin knows there’s only one detective who can help find Tommie: Nero Wolfe, the stout genius of West 35th Street. Together, they’ll form one of the most unlikely crime-fighting duos in history - but first Goodwin must locate Tommie and prove that he deserves a place by Wolfe’s side.

In this witty story about the origin of a legendary partnership, Robert Goldsborough gloriously evokes the spirit of Nero Wolfe’s creator, best-selling author Rex Stout, and breathes new life into his beloved characters.

©2012 Robert Goldsborough (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Love the reading

I loved the writing and the narration nothing else to add but that I hope the others read and are narrated as well as thiswas

In the Nero Wolfe tradition.

Good plot.appeals to reader. I good pastiche of Rex Stout’s work including plot, setting and characters.

geat prequel

now going to listen to ferdelance and the rest of the first neros but this is a great introduction

Excellent narration; faithful in details

Goldsborough brings all the regular characters into his storyline. Ganser’s narration is excellent and makes for completely enjoyable listening as he brings to life each personality. This book and performance is a worthy addition to the Nero Wolfe universe.

Archie Meets Nero

I enjoyed this look into the life of younger Archie. The familiar characters are introduced with varying degrees of success but all enjoyable.

What a Ride

Having dipped my toes in the Nero Wolfe world for one other novel, “Archie Meets Nero Wolfe” sealed the deal in terms of making me a fan. I can’t lie, I was initially drawn to the series due to the hardboiled crime element as well as the reader, LJ Ganser, who’s just a favorite of mine. This novel picks up intensity with it twists and clever puzzles solved. Well worth the listen.

The BEST Robert Goldsborogh Nero Wolfe!

I've been a avid reader of all the Nero Wolfe mysteries both by Rex Stout and Robert Goldsborough for close to 40 years. I was delighted when Mr. Goldsborough picked up the gauntlet and continued the series. Although I enjoy the "new" Nero Wolfe mysteries, they're not quite the same as the original. But, this particular one comes the closest to Rex Stout's writing in terms of dialogue, Archie's narration of the story, Wolfe's personality, the actual complications of the story's mystery and the way Wolfe solves the case. It also fills in some missing pieces from Archie's early days in NYC which Stout only briefly mentions in his novels. VERY SATISFACTORY!

Pretty good…

Not quite Rex Stout, but really enjoyable book. Unlike others, I was not a fan of the narrator and his voices.

Great book!

This is a good story and great narration. I know Nero Wolf from the TV show, and this narrator’s version of Archie goes hand in hand with Timothy Hutton’s characterization of Archie. Definitely worth listening to! Really enjoyed this one.

fun read

Fun introduction to the recurring characters with a satisfactory closing explaining how Archie was employed.