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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe (Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, Bk 8)
Archie Meets Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, Bk 8 Author:Robert Goldsborough To become part of the Nero Wolfe legend, Archie Goodwin must prove his worth — 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 new... more »found 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. Young Tommie has gone missing, and only one detective is built for the job: Nero Wolfe, the heavyset genius of West Thirty-Fifth Street. Together they will form one of the most unlikely crime fighting duos in history -- but first Goodwin must find Tommie Williamson, and prove to Wolfe that he deserves a place by his side.« less