Usikker levevej (1966)

When his associate Orey Cather gets himself into a jam with a doxie(another word for mistress, I learned), and finds himself in jail Nero Wolfe comes to the rescue. The supporting characters take center stage and Sal and Fred get featured more in this story than others. An interesting premis and a real feeling of something at stake eleveates this one.
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Rex Stout created crime-solver Nero Wolfe back in a time when crime-solving characters apparently had to be quirky. So Wolfe is a diva, an imperious stay-at-home with a granite-firm daily schedule, unbreakable habits, a Falstaffian appetite, and a tight knit team to do his bidding. In [Death of a Doxy], Wolfe unleashes his team to find and expose the killer of a kept woman. Urgency drives the story, since the prime suspect, the victim's last known visitor, is an occasional colleague. Two parties resist: the family of the adulterer and the family of the adulteress. But Wolfe and his colleagues prevail.

Pretty good mystery but what really makes me give it 4* instead of 3.5* is Julie Jacquette! I love the way she interacts with Wolfe. ( )

Another great Nero Wolf book. I really enjoy Michael Prichard's narration. A fun read, great play with the language. ( )

A "kept' woman is murdered and one of Wolfe's hirelings is accused. Nice plot, and one used in the Timothy Hutton video versions. ( )