The Final Deduction: Nero Wolfe Mystery

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Nero Wolfe, oversized gourmet detective, genius par excellence, is one of the most unique characters ever created by a mystery novel author. And Rex Stout wrote a lot of outstanding mystery novels featuring Nero Wolfe, his invaluable assistant and story-teller Archie Goodwin, and his chef, Fritz Brenner, whose recipes many times appear in the books. Not many readers can deduce who the culprit is before the classic revelation scene in which Wolfe eloquently proves who is the guilty party........ and that is what makes for a great whodunnit. The style is clear and eloquent in vocabulary, the plot construction is pure literary architecture, the length is never excessive, and, with such memorable characters, enjoyment is assured. "The Final Deduction" is a prime example of the art of Rex Stout and lucky are those who acquire the book and read it. An acid test of how fulfilling a mystery novel can be is whether, after a first reading, one reads it more than once again after a time. Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe mystery novels pass this test frequently with flying colors and "The Final Deduction" is no exception. Ray

When Archie Goodwin ushers former stage actress Althea Vail into Nero Wolfe's office, he assumes she will be dismissed in just a few minutes. Instead, Althea lays out a tale of kidnapping that Nero can't resist. It seems that Althea's current husband, Jimmy Vail, has been kidnapped. Althea is more then willing to pay the ransom, but she wants to hire Nero in case something goes wrong. The ransom payment goes fine and Jimmy returns. In fact, everything seems to be going well. Until the police call and ask Althea to identify a body. Nero has put his reputation on the line for this case, so he can't let it go. But what is really going on? Meanwhile, Nero is also hired to find the missing ransom money. Can he do that without leaving home? This is only my second outing with Nero Wolfe, but I really enjoyed it. Nero is an interesting character. I must admit I tend to like him in spite of his harsh demeanor. I'm sure that Archie really helps in that regard. The plot moves swiftly from one event to another. The solution was obvious yet so covered with red herrings I never saw it coming. The book was written in the 60's, so that makes the occasional reference dated. On the whole, this is a strong mystery that will please any fan of the genre.

Rex Stout's THE FINAL DEDUCTION receives Michael Prichard's warm recording - indeed, Prichard's narrated all the title by Stout featuring the Nero Wolfe protagonist, which lends a wonderful uniformity to this mystery revolving around a high-society kidnapping and murder.

Another in fine line of Nero Wolfe mysteries. I first met Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin on the A & E TV series and I have enjoyed all of the stories.