Champagne for One

There's nothing like murder to spoil a good meal. That's what Archie Goodwin, the able assistant to Nero Wolfe, discovers at a lavish dinner party hosted by a billionaire. It was a casual evening among gorgeous society girls . . . until champagne became a murder weapon.

Luckily for Archie, his boss knows champagne—and other gourmet fare. He also happens to be a genius at deduction. That combination could mean the last call for a killer who spiked the bubbly with cyanide.©1958 Rex Stout; (P)1996 Books on Tape Inc.

Old Favorite!!!!!

Love how this one develops!!!! The twists and turns!!!! It never DISSAPPOINTS!!!!!! You will love it too!!!!!

I wish all the Michael Pritchard narrated Neo Wolfe books were available on Audible!

For example, The Mother Hunt and Too Many Clients. This book, Champagne for One is an excellent example of Rex Stout at his finest.

Standardly Great

This is a great standard Nero Wolfe. There is not a lot of development of the series characters, but the story characters and events are well worth the listen. For me, the best Nero Wolfe novels have a great story, great story characters, great twists, and also develop the series characters in unexpected ways. This has the usual great narration, a good story, some nice twists and was a pleasure to hear. This is one they did on the A&E series and I had read before yet I still enjoyed the listen a lot.

Classic Nero Wolfe. Not to be missed.

I can't recommend this series highly enough. It is a treat to listen to with Prichard's entertaining style of reading and Stout's witty dialogue mixed with brilliant deduction.

Nero and Archie at their best

Rex Stout was at the peak of his powers in the 1950s and this is one of his best from that era. The plot, setting and dialogue are very good, Archie is, as always, the star, and Wolfe displays his normal idiosyncracies with panache. The only thing missing is Lily Rowan but the rest of the normal stable of supporting characters are along for the ride - Inspector Cramer, Fritz, Saul, Orrie and Fred. Sergeant Stebbins has a nice moment at the climax in Wolfe's office. The narration is adequate. i am not a huge fan of Pritchard but it is one of his stronger efforts. Definitely worth a listen.