1/27/14

Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stott



 ★★★

GENRE: Mystery
SUBJECT: patricide, accidental murder
Setting: New York
CHARACTERS: Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, Peter Barstow, Sarah Barstow, Corbett Kimball, Manuel Kimball
DATE READ: January 2 - January 25
NO. OF PAGES: 285
Challenges: TIOLI, CATEGORY, MYSTERYCAT
SOURCE: Public Library

PLOT:....................................................................3.00
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.00
STYLE:..................................................................3.00
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................3.00
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.00
Threshold Quality.................................................3.00
Average..............................................................................................3.00

This mystery was written in the early 20th century.  I'm not sure how I feel about it.  The plot was okay, the characters were a bit stereotypical.  The solution predictable

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