A review by seano
Prisoner's Base by William L. DeAndrea, Rex Stout
4.0
It's hard to give a Nero Wolfe novel anything less than four stars. But this came fairly close.
The mystery, as in many of the Wolfe novels, was pretty good, but the solution was a wee bit underwhelming.
I enjoyed the cast of characters, but there was a lot of development to zero end. 90% of it was red herrings, and the key was a bit of unseen fummerry.
Still, a good read, and some lovely Stout writing. 3.5 rounded up.
The mystery, as in many of the Wolfe novels, was pretty good, but the solution was a wee bit underwhelming.
I enjoyed the cast of characters, but there was a lot of development to zero end. 90% of it was red herrings, and the key was a bit of unseen fummerry.
Still, a good read, and some lovely Stout writing. 3.5 rounded up.