This was the first Nero Wolfe book that I've read, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. The pace was fast and the dialogue was rollicking and crisp. Also, the use of some of the slangy words that aren't in today's mainstream vocabulary made me laugh. It was published in 1940. With it's plot of a Balkan princess, spying involving Nazi's and British agents and international finance it was quite a prescient storyline for the time it was published.
There were a few slang words used in reference to different nationalities that we find offensive today. All in all I thought the book was great fun. I can't wait to read another Nero Wolfe book to see what will happen with Nero and Archie Goodwin as the next plot unfolds.
There were a few slang words used in reference to different nationalities that we find offensive today. All in all I thought the book was great fun. I can't wait to read another Nero Wolfe book to see what will happen with Nero and Archie Goodwin as the next plot unfolds.
