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The Missing Chapter
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Book 7
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
When a loudmouthed, arrogant author is silenced, the reclusive master detective Nero Wolfe looks for the killer.
The gun was fired close to Charles Childress’ 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’ 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’ associates merely hated him and which would have been willing to kill.
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- 17-10-22
Quite Simply - Brilliant!
This is a doubly clever story. The victim (whom we never meet), is a below average author, who is an egomaniac and by all accounts, is not someone we’d enjoy knowing.
However, he has come to fame because he is now a ‘Rewriter’! A Rewriter is someone who takes over the responsibility of continuing the legacy of a now deceased author, literary and much beloved character. Does this sound familiar?
There are swathes of this book which could be autobiographical! Certainly Mr Goldsborough knows, firsthand, what he’s talking about! The ‘whodunnit’ is almost incidental to the thought process and struggles/challenges and critiques that a new author has to endure/experience and survive when continuing in the footsteps of an iconic fictional character! Hats off to Mr G for successfully pulling off his own Real World achievements in this field and so superbly recreating it in this story!
This is my second favourite story in the series, because it is so much bigger than the sum of its parts!
Once again, fabulous narration by L. J. Ganser.
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