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Prisoner's Base

By: Rex Stout
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
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When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe’s assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death under circumstances that don’t quite wash. Now, to the dismay of a greedy board of directors and a fortune-hunting South American ex-husband, the astute Wolfe feels, on second thought, a certain responsibility to dip into Priscilla’s case and scrub away the stain—of murder!

Introduction by William DeAndrea

“It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review

A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America’s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained—and puzzled—millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.©1952 Rex Stout; (P)1995 Books on Tape Inc. Mystery Crime Suspense Detective Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Fiction
Classic Mystery • Fascinating Twists • Masterful Narration • Excellent Plot • Predictable Formula • Definitive Voice

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Michael Prichard is the best voice ever for classic detective yarns. I could listen for hours...and have and do. Thank you for performing Rex Stout's great series.

Michael Prichard breathes life into Nero Wolf.

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Rex stout has yet again blew my mind. I loved this book. I have a tendency to say that about all Nero Wolfe novels, but, this is one of the top reads. Suspenseful and thrilling.

Another fantastic book

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Michael Pritchard is always perfect as Archie Goodwin. His is the voice I mental hear whenever I read Nero Wolfe in print.

Pritchard is Perfect.

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I know that the audiobook was originally missing the final chapter. I don't know why the publisher could not re-record that brief bit with Mr Prichard; maybe his schedule did not have an opening. Who is the second narrator?

different narrator for chapter 17

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What was one of the most memorable moments of Prisoner's Base?

Michael Prichard's MISPRONUNCIATION of the name, "Muke."

What about Michael Prichard’s performance did you like?

Excellent, as always, except for the head-scratching mispronunciation of the bad guy's name.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, but I have a an extreme reaction to be being asked a question like this for a book review. Puke.

Any additional comments?

Gradually purchasing every Nero Wolf book narrated by Michael Prichard offered at Audible.

An Embarrassing Mispronunciation

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