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Stop the Presses!: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries) (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries, 11) Audio CD – CD, June 22, 2021

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Book 11 of 16: The Nero Wolfe Mysteries

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Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have a lot of boldfaced names on their suspect list when New York's most hated gossip columnist is murdered.

There are few people Nero Wolfe respects, and Lon Cohen of the New York Gazette is one of them. So when Cohen asks for a favor, the famously brilliant--and notoriously lazy--detective is inclined to listen. According to Cohen, someone wants to kill the Gazette's gossip columnist, Cameron Clay. Death threats are a regular hazard for Clay, who's hurled insults and accusations at every bold-faced name in the five boroughs. But the latest threats have carried a more sinister tone.

The columnist has narrowed his potential killers down to five people: an egomaniacal developer, a disgraced cop, a corrupt councilman, a sleazy lawyer, and his own ex-wife. But when Clay turns up dead, the cops deem it a suicide. The bigwigs at the Gazette don't agree, so they retain Wolfe and his indefatigable assistant, Archie Goodwin, to figure out which of the suspects had the mettle to pull the trigger.

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June 22, 2021
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Outstanding...Goldsborough again demonstrates an impressive ability to emulate Rex Stout's narrative voice.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition (June 22, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1799908844
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1799908845
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 0.63 x 5.59 inches

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- #19,904 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Books)
- #24,323 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books)
- #27,843 in Historical Mystery

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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. Goldsborough’s first novel starring Wolfe, Murder in E Minor (1986), was met with acclaim from both critics and devoted fans, winning a Nero Award from the Wolfe Pack. Six more Nero Wolfe novels followed, including most recently, Archie Goodwin Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (2012).

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David W. Nesbitt

Some logic flaws but there is enought there for me!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2016

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I have loved Nero Wolfe since I ran across one in my community library in about 1967 when I was about 15. I own and have read all the Stout books. Ironically he was born In Noblesville, IN and I grew up in Westfield, IN which is about 7 miles West of there - in fact I have toured his birthplace house several times (and have talked with some of his relatives who still lived there many times - some of them at least 10 times). I view the Stout versions some of the best books on earth. I have also read all of Goldsborough books at least twice.

I **REALLY** wanted love this book as, excepting Murder in the Ballpark, thought they were all very good to almost as good as Stouts.

But the dialogue is 'off' and repetitive. I felt like every suspect interview was basically the same and far too short to boot - did they even take 10 minutes each?

AND the ending was a huge letdown.

I felt kind of like I did when the TV show Dallas said one whole year was a dream or like when Spiderman had a clone.

Just think about it for a minute - a murder mystery WITHOUT a murder?

You are probably asking that with all of the reservations of above why did I give this a 4 star rating? This was tough for me as there was enough of Archie/Wolfe present for me to give it a decent rating. And if this had NOT been a Wolfe story I would rated this higher. But it was a Wolfe story and that was the problem. I found it interesting that the angle of the bullet was never discussed as that might have indicated wither it was a murder or not. And there were no mention of powder burns or tests for gunpowder, etc on the victims hand. I do hope that the author gives it another go (there are some indications on his website that he has another book planned in the not too distant future) as a decent Archie/Wolfe is better than none at all. He has written better Archie/Wolfe stories so I know he is capable of it.

I did think the epilogue was the best part of the book.

I would rate this a 7.50 to 8.00 out of 10 - slightly disappointing but still worth reading.

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Nero Wolfe solves another mystery

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2022

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My title to this review is not ment to direct the reader into any assumptions as to the outcome of this novel. Forgive me if you are baffled by my previous sentence.
Mr. Goldsborough has once again given us continuation of the stories of Archie and Wolfe. It's a good book and well worth your time. Chances are your a fan of the series and would have read it irregardless of my review.

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Kevin O'Brien

Readable, but not outstanding

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2022

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The Goldsborough Nero Wolfe books are a little controversial among serious Wolfe fans. I would never claim that they match up to Stout's work, but I have derived sufficient pleasure from them to keep reading them. After all, it is the only way to get new Wolfe stories, and I am a big Wolfe fan. This book is a case of Lon Cohen asking a favor of Wolfe, and as Wolfe has asked many favors of Lon in the past he feels bound to help out if he can. The Gazette has an acid-tongued gossip columinst who has made a lot of enemies. But 5 in particular have made threats that are deemed serious. Lon would like Wolfe to look into it, and maybe help to protect the columnist. And when said columnist turns up dead from a gunshot wound, suspicions abound. Yet the police insist that it was a suicide. But the managemnt of The Gazette hires Wolfe to uncover the killer. There is a neat twist at the end which I won't give away. This is not a classic, but it is good enough to while away a few hours if you enjoy Nero Wolfe.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2018

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Stop the Presses! by Robert Goldsborough is another stellar whodunnit. Goldsborough continues to follow the written traditions of Stout much to the delight of his many fans. Archie Goodwin is still charming, handsome, and witty and admirably follows whatever orders given by the brilliant crime solver Nero Wolfe. I especially enjoyed the Lily Rowan~Archie Goodwin relationship and the fact that Fritz, Nero Wolfe’s chef; Saul Panzer; Inspector Cramer; and other familiar characters were involved in this novel as well.

The story revolves around the death of newspaperman, Cameron Clay, who was found dead in his home from a gunshot wound to his temple. Earlier, Clay had related to Wolfe that he was receiving threatening phone calls from someone in a disguised, muffled man’s voice. Mr. Clay told Wolfe that five people hated him enough to kill him, yet he wanted no police protection. After Clay’s murder, the owner of the newspaper hires Nero Wolfe to find the killer. Archie convinces each suspect to come to the brownstone for an interview with the famous Nero Wolfe, attends Clay’s funeral, enjoys Lily’s company, and awaits Wolfe’s brilliant deductive powers to discover the murderer. Wolfe does not disappoint, and when Archie summons all the suspects, his clients from the newspaper, and Inspector Cramer; this reader had no idea who killed Clay. I admit I was both surprised and pleased with Wolfe’s reasoning.

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Jim Davis

Liesurely and shallow but entertaining enough

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2016

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The eleventh Robert Goldsborough Nero Wolfe pastiche can best be described as glacially paced and unsophisticated. Almost nothing actually happens in this book with the exception of one sudden death. Even keeping in mind that Wolfe stories with Rex Stout at his best were never known for for particularly complex plots and breakneck pace this book seemed really lacking in these departments.

On the plus side Goldsborough does have Wolfe, Goodwin, and the remaining cast down pat. It is a pleasure to read the interactions between the characters, which was such a major factor when Stout was writing them as well. Goldsborough also is not afraid to push the characters beyond what Stout did. A good example is when Cramer mentions that maybe Wolfe would hire him as an investigator if he ever got kicked off the police force. All this is a good thing because character interaction and development really have to carry this book.

The book can be recommended despite its rather minimalist plot and slow pace but this shouldn't be one's first Wolfe book or even one's first Goldsborough Wolfe book.

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C. J. Tindall

Others are better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 9, 2018

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OK, but not as good as the others by Robert Goldsborough. Avid readers of Rex Stout will (at the end) be able to say why Archie could not have written this 'report'. Rex Stout always concentrated on the characters rather than the plot, and in this book the characters seem a bit flat.

buttermere

I liked it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 10, 2016

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Having read some other less favourable reviews, while some of the criticisms regarding the ending and a degree of repetition are valid to some extent, it is so good to read another new Wolfe story. All the elements of life at the brownstone are there, with Cramer's appearances always lively. I hope RB goes on to write many more.

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nerolights

very good NW crime

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 12, 2016

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well up to RStout's imaginative crimes!

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Anita Abbs

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 16, 2016