A review by jbleyle63
In the Best Families by Rex Stout

5.0

While I remain flexible in my choice for favorite British mystery writer [Christie?, Sayers?, Conan Doyle?, Tey?, Crispin?, Innes?] there has never been any debate that Rex Stout is my favorite American in the genre, and probably favorite period. I have read all the Nero Wolfe books at least three times, and this is my fifth reading of the Arnold Zeck trilogy which concludes with this volume. This final showdown between Wolfe and his Moriarty-like nemesis Zeck is a suspenseful joy, but not the place to start the series as many of the pleasures of the entire trilogy come from a familiarity with Wolfe, Archie Godwin, and the rest of the series' supporting cast.