Imagined crossover · Golden Age
What if Nero Wolfe met Hercule Poirot?
The two vainest geniuses in detection. Two brilliant, fastidious armchair detectives who rarely need to leave the room to solve a case.
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The pair
Nero WolfeDetective genius, orchid grower and gourmetBy Rex Stout · Nero Wolfe · first in Fer-de-Lance
Hercule PoirotBelgian detective who relies on his “little grey cells”By Agatha Christie · Hercule Poirot · first in The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Chemistry6/10
Friction9/10
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Where and when
New York
The 1930s to the 1950s
The story
- How they might meet
- Poirot crosses the Atlantic for a case and insists on consulting the famous Mr Wolfe, who refuses to leave his brownstone, so Archie Goodwin brings the Belgian to him.
- Why they would work
- Two brilliant, fastidious armchair detectives who rarely need to leave the room to solve a case.
- What each brings
- Wolfe has Archie’s legwork and a network of operatives; Poirot has an eye for psychology and the patience to wait for a mistake.
- Where they would clash
- Each believes he is the greatest detective alive. Dinner would be superb, and very tense.
Strengths compared
Nero Wolfe Hercule Poirot
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Fer-de-LanceRex Stout · 1934 · Nero Wolfe's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie · 1920 · Hercule Poirot's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
