Nearly Nero
Subtitle: the adventures of Claudius Lyon, the man who would be Wolfe
By: Loren D Estelman
Edition: First Tyrus books hardcover edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781507203279
Subjects: Private investigators; Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character); Fiction
Work titles: Short stories
Description: Based on the Nero Wolfe series--one of the longest running, critically acclaimed, and bestselling series in the crime fiction world--a collection of Nero Wolfe--inspired crime stories from one of the most prominent crime writers of his era. From 1934 until his death in 1976, Rex Stout entertained the world with the exploits of Nero Wolfe--the eccentric, orchid-breeding detective genius--as related by Archie Goodwin, his irreverent legman. Nearly Nero is an affectionate, tongue-in-cheek homage to Stout's greatest creation. Claudius Lyon is a fanatic admirer of Wolfe. He has retrofitted himself and his townhouse after Wolfe's and has hired a man named Arnie Woodbine to serve as his Archie Goodwin. However, Lyon's naiveté and Woodbine's larcenous nature constantly put them in jeopardy--more than Wolfe and Goodwin ever faced. Somehow the imitator manages to find a solution from every problem. But can he and his assistant keep up this pretense for long?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185).
Table of contents: title: Who's afraid of Nero Wolfe? --; title: The boy who cried Wolfe --; title: Wolfe at the door --; title: Wolfe on the roof --; title: Wolfe trap --; title: Wolfe in chic clothing --; title: Wolfe in the manger --; title: Wolfe and warp --; title: Peter and the Wolfe --; title: Wolfe whistle --; title: Snakes and the fat man: the case of Nero Wolfe.