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: 07/28/2020


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 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 career in journalism that would include long periods at the Chicago Tribune and Advertising Age. While at the Tribune, he began writing mysteries in the voice of Rex Stout, the creator of iconic sleuths Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. His first novel starring Wolfe, Murder in E Minor, won a Nero Award from the Wolfe Pack.

About L. J. Ganser

L. J. Ganser is a triple Audie Award-winning narrator with over 600 titles recorded to date. Prized for versatility, his work ranges from hard science to magical fantasy, from stinging ants to the Civil War, from Roger Rabbit to infinity-and yes, even beyond. Some of his favorite titles include: Jurassic Park, Capital in the 21st Century, The Guns at Last Light, and The Game of Stars and Comets. He lives in New York City with his family and dog, Mars.


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