Trouble at the Brownstone, Robert Goldsborough
Trouble at the Brownstone, Robert Goldsborough
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Trouble at the Brownstone
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Author: Robert Goldsborough

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2022

Synopsis

Archie Goodwin goes undercover on the waterfront in a new mystery by the author who “does a masterly job with the Wolfe legacy” (Booklist).Archie Goodwin is not overly fond of Theodore Horstmann, who takes care of the orchids on the rooftop of Nero Wolfe’s West Thirty-Fifth Street brownstone. But as loyal assistant to the legendary private detective, Archie will put his animosity aside when the surly orchid-keeper stumbles through the front door beaten within an inch of his life.While the gardener lies in a coma, Nero sends Archie to poke around his apartment near the river. The place is neatly kept, if not quite as elegant as the brownstone, but across the street on Tenth Avenue Archie quickly discovers the longshoremen’s watering hole in whose back room Horstmann has been playing a lot of bridge lately. The smoky tavern is packed with tough dockworkers and recent European immigrants, and Archie does his best to blend in, filling the victim’s empty seat in his running card game, as he attempts to learn what sort of shady business might have led to attempted murder. But when one of his new bridge partners is killed, Archie finds himself caught up in something much bigger than a bar fight …

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 October 05, 2022

One can argue that Goldsborough is not as deft as Rex Stout with the duo of Goodwin and Wolfe but I offer the opening of this book as one of the best in the series: "Let’s get something straight, right at the start: I am not a friend of Theodore Horstmann’s and never have been, from the first time we......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on June 22, 2021

In a post war New York City, you don't mess with Nero Wolfes family. Trouble at the Brownstone starts with that Theodore Horstman, Wolfes gardner is brutally beaten for no apparent reason. This leads to Archie being sent to investigate, and it seems that a lot of Displaced persons are hanging around......more

Goodreads review by Dan on February 02, 2024

Overall I thought that this was a weak effort from an author that has done a very good job in carrying on the Wolfe stories. The novel had some rich material to work with in the setting of post World War II New York City and the 1948 Displaced Persons Act but the end result was thin and somewhat tra......more

Goodreads review by hotsake on December 24, 2023

All my normal criticisms for Goldsborough's Wolfe books aside, this was a mildly amusing but very meandering and overly long mystery.......more

Goodreads review by Tim on March 17, 2022

So happy that Mr Goldsborough took up the mantle to provide we Nero Wolfe fans with further adventures after Rex Stout's death many years ago. Mr Goldsborough has been writing Wolfe novels for around 30 years now, so thank you!! As other reviewers have noted, this adventure is significantly differen......more

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