Archie Goes Home, Robert Goldsborough
Archie Goes Home, Robert Goldsborough
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Archie Goes Home
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Author: Robert Goldsborough

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2020


Synopsis

Archie Goodwin leaves Manhattan for the Midwest to find out who put a bullet into a banker.Archie Goodwin’s aunt Edna is about to lure him away from his work at Nero Wolfe’s New York brownstone. After a phone call, he heads off to Ohio, where the president of Farmer’s State Bank and Trust, an elderly widower, has died in an apparent suicide. But Archie’s aunt has expressed nagging suspicions—which only grow stronger when someone takes a shot at a local reporter who wrote about the case.It wouldn’t be a small town without some gossip, and Archie soon hears the whispers: romantic intrigues, a possible paternity case, a ruined business. While reconnecting with his aging mother—and fending off his nagging aunt—Archie tries to untangle a web of grudges, scandals, and murder.From Nero Award winner Robert Goldsborough, this is a brand-new novel in the series created by Rex Stout, starring one of the world’s most beloved detectives and his equally engaging sidekick.

About Robert Goldsborough

Robert Goldsborough (b. 1937) is an American author best known for continuing Rex Stout’s famous Nero Wolfe series. Born in Chicago, he attended Northwestern University, and upon graduation went to work for the Associated Press, beginning a lifelong career in journalism that would include long periods at the Chicago Tribune and Advertising Age.

About L. J. Ganser

L. J. Ganser is an award-winning narrator with over 450 titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his projects range from preschool picture books to crime noir thrillers, from astronomical adventures (both science and sci-fi) to Arctic Circle high school basketball stories. His favorite titles include Jurassic Park, The Telling Room, Capital in the 21st Century, Talking to Crazy, and Missing Beauty. He lives in New York City with his family.


Reviews

Long ago I got on the Nero Wolfe train. By 1980, I had read almost all of them. Rex Stout was able to work some interesting things into what was, basically, a formulaic plot. Archie Goodwin was always out in the world gathering information while Nero Wolfe (when he could be bothered to work) would p......more

Goodreads review by hotsake

This was a very bland and mediocre effort with Wolfe only getting a cameo in the story. 2.5/5......more


Quotes

“Goldsborough’s first-rate Nero Wolfe mystery deepens Rex Stout’s characters by extrapolating from the original novels’ few clues to paint a plausible portrait of Archie Goodwin’s unnamed Ohio hometown…This clever pastiche will enthrall Stout fans. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Goldsborough does a fine job of adhering to the series formula while salting the meal with plenty of Archie’s backstory and Wolfe’s discomfort at being away from the friendly confines of West 35th Street. A treat for all Nero’s and Archie’s fans.” Booklist