I went away for the weekend and read and read and read (three books and 3/4 of a non-fiction book). One, because I needed a break, was the next Nero Wolfe. They are always easy and delightful.
On the other hand, two days later it's a little hard to remember which book was which, so let me try... Right, a lady works for a radio station, her guest gets poisoned. This one's a little weird, because Wolfe basically gives up and just tells the cops what he's figured out and Archie waits around impatiently. So there isn't a ton of detecting, although Archie does get to be great in one scene. There are barely even any ladies for him to hit on. The villain kind of comes out of nowhere, and it's the introduction of Wolfe's Moriarty (whom I don't care about) so.... ehhhhhhh. Nothing's wrong in this book, but it's not a must-read.
Grade: C
#31 in 2016
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