Review: Wolfe and Archie go wizard
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2010
This is not a criticism. Knowing (and loving) Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin as I do, it made the stories even more enjoyable for me.Just like Wolfe, Wistril is rotund, loves to eat, loves to drink beer, and spends his time reading. He also, just like Wolfe, says, "Bah," "Pfui," "Flummery," and "Confound it." Not to mention they both bellow.Archie, as Kern, does all the legwork and gets all the best wisecracks.  He even takes a stack of papers out of his desk, just as Archie does.We had horrendous thunderstorms today, and it was a perfect time to lose myself in the land of Kauph with Wistril and Kern and all the gargoyles. Hoot (read it to understand).I only gave this book 4 stars because of minor editing and continuity errors. I would like to have given it 4.5.I will certainly read the next one.