Stop the Presses!

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have a lot of boldfaced names on their suspect list when New Yorks 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 Gazettes gossip columnist, Cameron Clay. Death threats are a regular hazard for Clay, whos 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 dont 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. In this outstanding mystery, Robert Goldsborough, author of Murder in E Minor, once again demonstrates an impressive ability to emulate Rex Stouts narrative voice (Publishers Weekly, starred review).