Death of a Doxy: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Synopsis

the Story Opens With Archie Discovering A Honey-haired Corpse Lying On The Floor Of Her Plush Bedroom With A Crushed Skull. Archie Determines That She Is A Doxy*—a Fact That Is Key To The Murder, Its Motivation, And Perpetrator. As The Characters Reveal Their Relationships To The Doxy, Wolfe Is Challenged To Make Deductions From A Total Lack Of Evidence. As They Wrap Up The Case, Wolfe Pronounces That Archie's Role Was Brilliant, A Highly Unusual Accolade From A Highly Eccentric Boss.
• A Doxy = A Kept Woman Or A Prostitute Or A Paramour = A Lover, Especially One In An Adulterous Relationship.

the Washington Post - Katherine A. Powers

veteran Narrator Michael Prichard Is A Perfect Fit For Goodwin, Brandishing An Ample, Old-fashioned Voice With A Suitably Wised-up Delivery. His Rendering Of The Fastidious, Condescending Wolfe, Too, Is Flawless In Tone And Interpretation, Right Down To A Vintage, Dismissive Phooey!