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And Be a Villain

April 25, 2008 at 2:54 pm · Filed under Book Reviews, Mystery and Suspense

64. And Be a Villain by Rex Stout (Mystery) 156 p.

A&E’s Nero Wolfe has long been one of my favourite television shows, but I’ve actually read only five or six of the novels by Rex Stout, on which the show is more-or-less faithfully based. I do enjoy the books, though, and this one is no exception.

And Be a Villain (a.k.a. More Deaths Than One) features eccentric genius Nero Wolfe’s investigation into the murder of Cyril Orchard, who died by poisoning while a guest on a popular radio programme—while the show was on the air. This book also marks the first appearance of Wolfe’s arch-nemesis, Arnold Zeck.

The mystery was a good one, and as usual, Wolfe’s antics were entertaining, as was Archie Goodwin’s narration. I’m going to go on to read the two other Zeck novels, The Second Confession and In the Best Families.

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