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Excellent condition
That's all I ask of a used paperback, excellent condition. I love all of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series.

One of the best by the ebst
"Not Quite Dead Enough" by Rex Stout is one the best in the Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin canon. Here we have a patriotic Nero Wolfe going all out to help the Nation during World War II, with Archie serving as a Major in the US Army. The plot is a great whodunnit, which requires Wolfe to leave his brownstone mansion, unheard-of behavior for the great detective, to solve this mystery. For those who relish any good detective mystery this will be gourmet reading and, for those that already know Wolfe and Archie, it will be another wonderful reunion.

J. Raymond Watson, Puerto Rico

One of the Weakest Nero Wolf Books
It is difficult for me to rate any Nero Wolf story less than excelent, but this one must be so rated. It seems to vary sharply from others in the series. This is especially true of the first story "Not Quite Dead Enough." Wolf seems close to delusional. Lily Rowan is not the same cool Lily, but some sort of frantic man-chasing vamp.

This book was probably quickly written by Stout who was busy at the time in promoting the war effort.

Nero Wolfe goes to war
NOT QUITE DEAD ENOUGH takes place during World War II and Archie Goodwin is now Major Goodwin. He is requested to get Nero Wolfe to use his superior intellect to help his country. However, when Archie gets back to New York he finds that Wolfe and Fritz are in physical training so that Wolfe can go shoot Germans. Apparently he didn't shoot enough during the Great War.

In the first story Archie creates an elaborate scheme to get Wolfe to come to his senses and it backfires in a murder. There is an interesting plot twist at the end which demonstrates the genius of Wolfe, and of Stout.

I enjoyed this book and recommend it to any fan of Nero Wolfe.

Oldie and Goodie
My father got me hooked on these books. They are extremely well written and just fun to read. Anyone who just wants a good mystery without all the sex and swearing will love these books.