Death of a Dude
Written by Rex Stout
Narrated by Michael Prichard
3.5/5
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Rex Stout
Rex Todhunter Stout (1886 – 1975) was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe and assistant Archie Goodwin. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. Rex passed away in 1975.
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Reviews for Death of a Dude
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Archie is on vacation with his girlfriend Lily Rowan, in Montana, when the murder occurs. The sheriff arrests their friend and the ranch foreman of Lily's ranch, whom they agree is not guilty. But Archie is a dude in the western landscape and the natives don't want to talk to him. Sending Nero Wolfe a letter explaining he won't return as expected, but rather only after he gets Harvey Greve set free whenever that might be however long it may take. So when Nero Wolfe arrives in Montana he sees it as the big break in proving Harvey not guilty he has been seeking. The witness questioning begins WHO had opportunity and MOTIVE. I never see a clue cross the page, yet I found myself riveted by page after page after page. This was a fun read for me as I haven't read a Nero Wolfe mystery since the 1980s. I never could guess a Nero Wolfe murderer and I still can't. I hadn't realized how much technology and time has affected the mystery story; for example, Archie Goodwin talks about typewriters, airmail and phone tapes. Fifty to sixty years later, we refer to keyboards, email and the NSA. Then again, how little time and technology have affected the murder mystery; the mystery detailed and explained by a central character(s) or detective, the search for clues by the questioning of witnesses and the denouement or explanation given at the end.I recommend a short step back in time to the 1960s, 1980s to enjoy these classics.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the last of the Nero Wolfe series, but at this point (unlike Family Affair) Stout was still going strong. Harvey Greve, a cowboy who appeared in another Wolfe story involving a roping contest in Manhattan, is now the manager of Lily Rowan's ranch in Montana, and charged with shooting a young man who had gotten his daughter pregnant the summer before. Archie Goodwin (who is visiting Lily) believes he is innocent but is stymied on finding the real killer, so Wolfe himself comes out to Montana to take the case. Spoilier comment: the killer turns out to be a historian, but to make up for that, there is a really nice old high school history teacher in the story too.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Just getting Wolfe out of his house and out to Montana is a major triumph! The mutually-dependent duo get a chance to rough it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eh. Not one of his best.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I always enjoy an adventure with Wolfe and Archie, but Death of a Dude takes place entirely in Montana without a single scene in the old brownstone. So while we have Lily, Archie and Nero, there's no Saul, Orrie or Fred, no Fritz, Theodore or Inspector Cramer. Just not quite the same.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53.5*
While Archie is vacationing with Lily Rowan on her ranch in Montana, he becomes involved in a murder. Wolfe decides to travel to Montana to assist in order to get Archie back to New York more quickly!
While I liked the Montana setting, I felt that the mystery was not as good as I expect from Rex Stout. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was one of two Wolfe novels I had never heard of (the other was Death of a Doxy, which I read in February)—luckily both were available for the Nook so I could get them easily and quickly. In this one Lily Rowan plays a large part because the action takes place in Montana where she has a summer “cabin.” I always find the Nero Wolfe books relaxing and entertaining and this one was no exception.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wolfe and Archie find themselves far from West 35th Street when a murder near Lily Rowan's Montana ranch threatens a friend. One of the better late entries in the series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not my favorite, though I love the idea of eating the food mentioned in this story. Still, you can't skip this and read all the others. It won't hurt you.