Nero Wolfe Death of a Dude, Book 44, (Paperback)

from MrsLee

Not 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.

from tgraettinger

Eh. Not one of his best.

from TomDonaghey

Death Of A Dude (1969) (Nero Wolfe #44) by Rex Stout. Mr. Stout must have gone on vacation out to a ranch, probably in Montana or thereabouts, just before he wrote this mystery. Here Archie is on a ranch owned by a friend of his, Lily rowan. A nice place, big house and there are several guests st...

from JeffreyMarks

I 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.

from Bettesbooks

Archie 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 Wo...