To become part of the Nero Wolfe legend, Archie Goodwin must prove his worth Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks--with a pair of hot lead slugs. Dismissed from his job for being "t
Robert Goldsborough - Nero Wolfe 54 - The Missing Chapter
โ Scribed by Stout, Rex; Goldsborough, Robert
- Book ID
- 108616730
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Series
- Nero Wolfe 54
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781453266038
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โฆ Synopsis
When a loudmouthed author gets silenced, Wolfe looks for the triggerman
The gun was fired close to Charles Childress's head, and his were the only fingerprints on it, forcing the police to conclude that the author committed suicide. But his friends know this is impossible, because Childress loved himself far too much. He had just begun attracting fame, writing new mysteries starring the iconic Sergeant Barnstable, and he had bright hopes for the future. His publisher hires corpulent genius Nero Wolfe to determine who cut Childress's career short, and the detective finds no dearth of suspects.
Among the many who may have wanted the wordsmith whacked are his agent, his editor, a corrupt book reviewer, and an enraged legion of Barnstable devotees. With the help of his indefatigable assistant, Archie Goodwin, Wolfe takes a look at those closest to the arrogant, argumentative author, hoping to decide which of Childress's associates merely hated him, and which would have been...
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