Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"I got hooked very quickly on these stories, set in an old brownstone in Manhattan, with this overweight private detective genius who loved good food and raising orchids," says Robert Goldsborough, the author and continuer of Rex Stout's beloved Nero Wolfe Mysteries.
Authorized by Stout's estate, Goldsborough has written eight novels starring the large, eccentric genius and his smart-aleck sidekick, Archie Goodwin. In this video, the author explains why the Manhattan detective-duo stories, which have been adapted for television and film, still resonate with mystery audiences. "Reading a Nero Wolfe book to me is like slipping on a very comfortable pair of shoes. . . . You just let the story, then, carry you along."
"I got hooked very quickly on these stories, set in an old brownstone in Manhattan, with this overweight private detective genius who loved good food and raising orchids," says Robert Goldsborough, the author and continuer of Rex Stout's beloved Nero Wolfe Mysteries.
Authorized by Stout's estate, Goldsborough has written eight novels starring the large, eccentric genius and his smart-aleck sidekick, Archie Goodwin. In this video, the author explains why the Manhattan detective-duo stories, which have been adapted for television and film, still resonate with mystery audiences. "Reading a Nero Wolfe book to me is like slipping on a very comfortable pair of shoes. . . . You just let the story, then, carry you along."
