The Black Mountain
Written by Rex Stout
Narrated by Michael Prichard
4.5/5
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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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best, if most improbable, Nero Wolfe books. Filled with details on 1950's Eastern European politics and the only story I can recall where Wolfe gets shot.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wolfe's investigation into the death of his friend Marko Vukcic in New York City leads him back to his native Montenegro to search for the killer. He and Archie travel under a false identities since it would be dangerous to go as themselves. I started this book in audio format and finished it in print as the audio version just wasn't working for me. I did not watch the television program regularly and have not read other books in the series. I feel that I probably missed a lot of back story jumping into the series at book 23.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nero Wolfe becomes his own client when his lifelong friend, Marko Vukcic, is killed. Wolfe's search for Vukcic's killer takes him back to his native Montenegro and to Vukcic's connections in an underground political movement. Since it would be dangerous for Wolfe to appear in Montenegro as himself, he and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, use assumed names and identities. Between the physically demanding terrain and the risk of discovery of their true purpose and identities, will Wolfe and Archie survive their adventure?I am a huge fan of the Nero Wolfe series starring Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton, but I hadn't read any of the books until now. If one book is anything to judge by, the TV series captured the essence of the books. Archie Goodwin is the first-person narrator, and I heard Timothy Hutton's voice in my head as I read. In this book, Archie was dependent on Wolfe as a translator since he doesn't speak a language other than English. Archie's thoughts during conversations he couldn't understand provide comic relief in some tense situations.It never occurred to Wolfe or Danilo to give a damn whether I had any notion of what they were talking about, which I hadn't, but Meta couldn't stand a guest at her table feeling out of it, so about once a minute she turned her black eyes to me just to include me in. I was reminded of a dinner party Lily Rowan had once thrown at Rusterman's where one of the guests was an Eskimo, and I tried to remember whether she had been as gracious to him as Meta Vukcic was being to me, but I couldn't, probably because I had completely ignored him myself. I resolved that if I ever got back to New York and was invited to a meal where someone like an Eskimo was present, I would smile at him or her at least every fifth bite.This might have been my first Nero Wolfe novel, but it won't be my last!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Probably not the best book with which to make Nero & Archie's acquaintances, as both of them are required to operate under most uncongenial circumstances. They go to the mountains of Montenegro, where Archie isn't able to speak a word of any useful language and Nero has to hike, climb and get into a knife fight! If Archie can't talk and Nero must walk, then you're really not seeing them at their best. In addition, the somber opening (one of Nero's best [only] buddies is murdered) is highly atypical; the police are even solicitous of Wolfe's feelings! Zero detection and little ratiocination, but reasonably compelling.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was another road trip book. Jim liked this one better than most of the Nero Wolf series, probably because this one has more action as Wolf travels to Montenegro (Yugoslavia) to avenge the murder of his best friend Marko who owned Rusterman’s Restaurant and to discover who murdered his (Wolf’'s) adopted daughter. It's a good tale but I like the traditional ones where all Wolf has to exercise is his brain. When I read the book a couplle of years ago I gave it 5 stars so I kept the same rating. I remember it as one of my favorites--I prefer to read books rather than to listen.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nero Wolfe leaves home to return to his birthplace, Montenegro and seek out the murderer of his best friend and compatriot, Marco Vukcic.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Ambler-like Nero Wolfe in Montenegro--very out of character
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not only does Wolfe have to leave the brownstone (the horror!) and change his iron-clad schedule, but he also has to leave the country!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another of my favorites, Wolfe travels to his homeland in the Caucasus mountains.