A review by jdcorley
Not Quite Dead Enough by John Lutz, Rex Stout

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

One of the funniest and most charming of the Wolfes, two little novellas, uncharacteristically set in a very specific time (World War II).  Archie's sparring with Wolfe in the first book is top tier flummery and the tangle of Army and civilian life in the second gives Wolfe wonderful heartburn. It really is one of the best of the best.