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Topic: The Nero Wolfe Books

Having Bond give a shout out in OHMSS to the Nero Wolfe Books
" I rather enjoy them myself, Sir "  I know Rex Stout was a friend
of Fleming's, but Know little about the Nero Wolfe Books.
  Would there be any fans of them here ?  or advice on where to start.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Apologies if this is already a thread, I did search but found nothing

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

I don't think there's a previous thread.
I did read one of the books years ago, but didn't pursue any more. There have been several TV series based on Nero Wolfe over the years- don't know if you've seen any of those?

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

No I have seen nothing of him. So don't know if it's worth investing any time in
reading the books ? Although I have read several murder mystery books from
Agatha Christie, mainly the Miss Marple books.

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

I've read dozens of Christie books, love them!

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

I’ve never read or seen anything with Nero Wolfe. As for Nero Wolfe sales in my bookshop, I had a small but loyal clientele for those titles.

Agatha Christie was the opposite, lots of collectors, many who wanted 1st editions when I could get them.

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

I read at least one of his books when I was a lad.
Can't remember the plots, but I do remember the character.

Nero Wolfe is a New Yorker, living in a nice brownstone in midtown Manhattan. He's a big lazy indulgent guy who enjoys gourmet food and spends all his time in the greenhouse raising orchids. His version of Watson is a character named Archie Goodwin, which I always found confusing because that is also the real life name of a comic book writer who wrote for Vampirella and Marvel Comics in the 1970s. but I gather the fictional Archie Goodwin came first, and there's no relation.

and that's all I can recall.
But I like when Fleming gives these shout-outs. Like the one to Eric Ambler in FRWL. What other shout-outs did Fleming give his fellow authors?

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Re: The Nero Wolfe Books

Thanks everyone, I might try a couple on Kindle to see if I'd enjoy them.
"He's a big lazy indulgent guy who enjoys gourmet food"
If fast food can count as Gourmet, we might have been separated at birth.  ajb007/wink

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