Death on Deadline, Robert Goldsborough
Death on Deadline, Robert Goldsborough
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Death on Deadline
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Author: Robert Goldsborough

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/21/2020

Synopsis

To save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war.Master sleuth Nero Wolfe’s small circle of friends is limited to his assistant, Archie Goodwin; his chef, Fritz; and Lon Cohen, the head man at the New York Gazette. Cohen knows more about the city’s power structure than any man in Manhattan, and for years, he happily passed Wolfe information in return for the odd exclusive scoop. But now Cohen needs Wolfe’s help, for the Gazette is ailing and the vultures have begun to circle. Scottish newspaper magnate Ian MacLaren plans to gut the paper and turn it into a sex-filled conservative rag. Standing in his way is the company’s chief shareholder, Gazette heir Harriet Haverhill. But when the aged Ms. Haverhill dies in an apparent suicide, no one remains to resist the Scot’s advances except Wolfe. MacLaren may be fierce, but when the cause is just, Nero Wolfe knows how to play dirty too.

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

Goodreads review by HBalikov

This is an unusual Nero Wolfe mystery in two important aspects. It is not written by Rex Stout (see a very “complete” explanation in the book’s preface) It involves Wolfe entering a “situation” without any expectation of compensation. As usual, there are a lot of suspects and more than one is consideri......more

Goodreads review by John

Yes, this novel does it! Goldsborough trots out the familiar tropes - Wolfe's irascibility, Archie's backtalk, the stagey denouement scene à la Poirot, etc - but this time his craft work is excellent. My fingers itched to annotate every paragraph. Seamless scene transitions, inventive body language,......more

Goodreads review by Joy

The Gazette, employer of Wolfe's friend, newsman Lon Cohen, is on the verge of a hostile takeover by a news baron who will turn it into a sleaze rag. Wolfe steps into the battle and makes himself very unwelcome after the takeover turns deadly. Read twice......more

Goodreads review by Lady Wesley

It’s always fun to visit Nero and Archie at the brownstone. The plot here is rather sparse and would make a better novella than novel.......more

Quotes

“Compelling.” Oxford Mail

“A dandy story.” Publishers Weekly

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