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Inspector Cramer
The Nero Wolfe stories are populated by a cast of supporting characters who help sustain the sense that each story takes place in familiar surroundings. The main characters are Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Household Fritz Brenner Fritz Brenner is an exceptionally talented Swiss cook who prepares and serves all of Wolfe's meals except those that Wolfe occasionally takes at Rusterman's Restaurant. Though both his first and last names are of German origin, Fritz himself was born in a French part of Switzerland, speaks French and English, and subscribes to a French-language newspaper. Fritz also acts as the household's majordomo and butler. Initially, in ''Fer-de-Lance'', Fritz is said to live on the third floor of Wolfe's house, opposite the plant rooms. Later, the plant rooms are said to take up the entire third floor, and Fritz's living quarters are in the basement of Wolfe's brownstone; here he keeps 294 cookbooks on 11 shelves, the head of a wild boar he shot in the Vosges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery (fiction), mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Principality of Montenegro, Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in New York City, and he is loath to leave his home for business or anything that would keep him from reading his books, tending his orchids, or eating the gourmet meals prepared by his chef, Fritz Brenner (Nero Wolfe), Fritz Brenner. Archie Goodwin (character), Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's sharp-witted, dapper young confidential assistant with an eye for attractive women, narrates the cases and does the legwork for the detective genius. Stout published Rex Stout bibliography#Nero Wolfe corpus, 33 novels and 41 novellas and short stories featuring Wolfe from 1934 to 1975, with most of them set in New York City. The stories have been adapted for film, radio, television and the stage. The Nero Wolfe corpus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
