Nooooo, it would be AWFUL. I think I said in the book club discussion of "The Silent Speaker" that what Phoebe Gunther does after her boss gets murdered is exactly what we could expect from Archie if Wolfe got killed -- he would go off on a solo quest, sacrificing everything for revenge, and probably die. But I don't even know WHAT he would do if there was no revenge to be had! It would be the worst thing ever. I don't know if Wolfe coming back could even fix it!