Título: The Battered Badge (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries)
Autor: Robert Goldsborough
Sinopse: A shake-up in the NYPD homicide squad following a high-profile murder is bad for business for private investigator Nero Wolfe.
When wealthy and popular crusader and reformer Lester Pierce is gunned down in front of his Park Avenue residence, the public outcry forces the NYPD to restructure its homicide department. As the deceased was highly critical of Inspector Lionel Cramer, the longtime head of homicide is temporarily relieved of his badge. But it seems Cramer was not just a scapegoat: He was seen dining in Little Italy with mob kingpin Ralph Mars.
All of which amounts to little more than conversational fodder for PI Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin. But if Cramer’s provisional replacement, Capt. George Rowcliff, becomes permanent, Wolfe’s future dealings with the force will be much compromised. Loath to depart from his routine, Wolfe makes the unusual decision to take on a case without an actual client.
His investigation quickly points toward Pierce’s organization, Good Government Group, where high-minded idealism is often trampled under the competing ambitions of the staff—several of whom would clearly have benefited from Pierce’s demise. Despite the burgeoning list of suspects, Wolfe hasn’t ruled out the involvement of the underworld and its connection to Cramer. But in order to untangle an abundance of motives and end the inspector’s forced furlough, Wolfe may have to venture out of his comfort zone—and the premises of his brownstone.
Continuing his beloved series—which also includes Archie Meets Nero Wolfe, Murder in the Ball Park, Archie in the Crosshairs, and Murder, Stage Left—Nero Award–winning author Robert Goldsborough “demonstrates an impressive ability to emulate Rex Stout’s narrative voice” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
The Battered Badge is the 60th book in the Nero Wolfe Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Battered Badge (The Nero Wolfe Mysteries)”, de Robert Goldsborough, publicado pela editora MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, em 2018 e com 252 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Páginas: 252
Ano: 2018-04-17
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1504049101
ISBN13: 9781504049108
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora MysteriousPress.com/Open Road oferecem uma experiência que mescla mistério clássico e investigação detalhada, muitas vezes ambientada em períodos históricos ou cidades marcantes como Boston e Nova York. A narrativa costuma privilegiar detetives perspicazes, desde monges medievais até investigadores urbanos, com tramas que exploram tanto crimes complexos quanto dinâmicas sociais e familiares. O tom varia entre o suspense tenso e o clima mais acolhedor do mistério "cozy", com personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais e intrigas pessoais. O catálogo revela uma predileção por histórias que equilibram ritmo investigativo e ambientação cuidadosa, com enredos que frequentemente envolvem segredos antigos, rivalidades e a busca pela verdade em contextos variados.
