Too many cooks
Ratings7
Average rating4
15
Ratings7
Average rating4
Nero Wolfe leaves his Manhattan brownstone to travel to the resort of Kanawha Spa, in order to give a speech to a group of famous chefs (and not coincidentally, to eat each man's specialties, prepared for an annual dinner). When one of their number is killed, Wolfe and Archie have to wade through a tangled web of lies and clues, both criminal and gustatory.
Reviews with the most likes.
I have mixed feelings about this book. It is a good mystery, set away from the usual NY brownstone and featuring a lot of food and discussion of food, as befits a gourmand like Wolfe. But the casual racism (and frequent use of the n-word–though not by Wolfe or Archie) is bothersome and there are references to the Chinese that are not acceptable. It taints an otherwise interesting case and leaves me feeling unwilling to recommend it.
Featured Series
44 primary booksNero Wolfe is a 43-book series with 43 primary works first released in 1934 with contributions by Rex Stout.
