The Bloodied Ivy, Robert Goldsborough
The Bloodied Ivy, Robert Goldsborough
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The Bloodied Ivy
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Author: Robert Goldsborough

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/20/2020

Synopsis

A professor’s death lures the reclusive detective and his sidekick to a bucolic crime scene: “Goldsborough does a masterly job with the Wolfe legacy” (Booklist).An academic so conservative he thought Ronald Reagan was a pinko, Hale Markham rules Prescott University like an intellectual tyrant—until the morning he’s found dead at the bottom of one of Prescott’s famously beautiful ravines. Every liberal on campus hated the crotchety old crank, but which one is responsible for giving Markham his final push to the right? The case so intrigues the incomparable, reclusive master detective Nero Wolfe that he takes the unusual step of leaving the confines of his home. With man of action Archie Goodwin at his side, Wolfe examines jealous professors, a fanatical assistant, and a university president with an ego that—like the school itself—will not stop growing. Though they’re far from the city, Wolfe and Goodwin will find that no back alley is as dangerous as the shadowy corridors of the Ivy League.

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

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on April 17, 2024

I really like natural black licorice candy. There is a lot of licorice candy out there, some using other ingredients that taste like licorice and others using "artificial" licorice flavor. But there is plenty of real licorice out there for almost the same cost, so why not buy it? If you like Rex Stou......more

Goodreads review by John on December 21, 2014

Another very readable pastiche of Nero Wolfe, where all the familiar motifs are trotted out - Wolfe's quirks, Archie's wisecracks and Cramer's forever-to-be-unsmoked cigar. But the close is a whimper. It fails. It lacks that - gotcha! - twist that was Rex Stout's signature. The story is a cop out. Q......more

Goodreads review by hotsake on November 15, 2023

2.75/5 A weaker entry in this even pastiche series.......more

Goodreads review by Gilbert on June 28, 2022

Goldsborough certainly understands the relationship between Wolfe and Archie quite well. This time he uses it to have Archie finagle Wolfe into an investigation of a death that may not even be murder. In fact, the reader is eighty percent through with the novel before the first clear evidence that a......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on January 17, 2012

You know, considering I generally hate anyone who tries to glom onto a great author's characters for their own pecuniary advancement, I'm willing to give Goldsborough credit for this one--he did a heck of a job. Of course, as much as I love some of the original Nero Wolfe mysteries, I know Rex Stout......more

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