Death on Deadline

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

By: Robert Goldsborough

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

To save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war.

Master sleuth Nero Wolfe’s small circle of friends is limited to his assistant, Archie Goodwin; his chef, Fritz; and Lon Cohen, the head man at the New York Gazette. Cohen knows more about the city’s power structure than any man in Manhattan, and for years, he happily passed Wolfe information in return for the odd exclusive scoop. But now Cohen needs Wolfe’s help, for the Gazette is ailing and the vultures have begun to circle.

Scottish newspaper magnate Ian MacLaren plans to gut the paper and turn it into a sex-filled conservative rag. Standing in his way is the company’s chief shareholder, Gazette heir Harriet Haverhill. But when the aged Ms. Haverhill dies in an apparent suicide, no one remains to resist the Scot’s advances except Wolfe. MacLaren may be fierce, but when the cause is just, Nero Wolfe knows how to play dirty too.

©1987 Robert Goldsborough (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Good; Can Be Improved

This review is a temporary place holder🎯

I will have much more to say later✅

Good story

Good narration except for the Scot, whose accent was unrecognizable, possibly sounding slightly Irish. Far from anyone Scottish.

Great Book

Very intriguing. I was captivated to the end. Nero Wolf never disappoints as a character.

Another hit for Archie and Wolfe

Good twists to listen to. Fun l puzzles.😄 A very entertaining
read. I'm lovin g the interaction between Archie and Nero.

The newer are good too

Always like Nero wolf.. The author tries to stick close to the original type stories and LJ Ganzer is a good reader you won’t get bored

Not worth a credit, Plus Catalog makes its okay

This review is more on the series than the book itself, just info to determine if you want to invest yourself in these characters and series.

If you are looking for a very captivating storyline with lots of twists and turns, then this series probably is not for you.

If you are just looking for an easy listen while you are on your daily commute and don’t mind some series timeline issues of having stories set in prohibition and advent of personal computers, then this series is for you.

My ADHD sometimes makes my mind wonder away from the story but when refocusing, I was still able to follow storyline without needing to go back. I think the narrator’s energy helps makes up for the some of the flaws in the storyline.

The only reason I stuck with the series because many of the books were included in the Audible Plus Catalog and I liked the narrator. However, I would not spend a credit on any of these books.

Entertaining

Enjoyable and entertaining. Easy to listen to. The actor is very good at using different voices for the characters. The plot was interesting and Nero Wolfe is a compelling character.

The dialogue is pure Stout

Such a high standard of writing true to the character of all the main cast

It does a very nice job of capturing the characters

I love the books by Rex Stout, and I’m enjoying this recreation of his style. The first two books in the series presented entertaining stories.

Enjoyable, Interesting and Smart

I thought the Narrator was exceptional, the story very interesting and relative, and the story line was smart and informative.