![]() ![]() Archie is a splendid character to have invented and his first person remarks and descriptions are always most entertaining to read. "I have enjoyed a great many of his books. However in some ways this novel is one of his most entertaining. It seems to me that Stout had yet to hit his stride and fully develop Nero Wolfe's potential. This is an early Nero Wolfe novel, the fifth which Rex Stout wrote. Wolfe and Archie find themselves embroiled in the investigation. Of course murder intervenes and the entire event goes off the rails. He wants a particular recipe from one of the chefs. That doesn't sound like enough incentive to get Wolfe to leave home but he has an ulterior motive. As much as Wolfe hates to leave home he accepts an invitation to give a speech to the fifteen chefs named the greatest in the world. An early Nero Wolfe novel which is also one of the best. ![]()
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