by Stephen Spotswood
Even better than the first one! I don't know how he does it. The books remind me so much of Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin that I find myself grinning at least once a chapter. But don't get me wrong--it's not the slightest bit derivative. The only overt resemblance to the Rex Stout books are in the broad outline--the books star a lively, limber sidekick to a somewhat housebound almost-genius detective; they live in New York with a loyal housekeeper/cook, and they cross swords with the police on a frequent basis.
But that's just the barest outline to all the good stuff in these books. The characters are outstanding and intriguing; the action is frequent and gripping; the plots are great and the dialog/narrative witty and hard to put down.
I'd rush through the next two books in the series in a flash if I wasn't so disappointed to know that there only were two more. Luckily, the author is still writing!
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