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The Battered Badge

de Robert Goldsborough

Séries: Goldsborough's Nero Wolfe (12), Nero Wolfe (50.12)

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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.  … (mais)
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A new Nero Wolfe story is concerned with the death of Lester Pierce who is a crusader and reformer who wants to change the police department. Inspector Lionel Cramer of the NYPD Homicide division has been a particular target of the reformer. He's been put on leave and Captain George Rowcliff has become his replacement.

Neither Wolfe nor Archie are looking forward to working with Rowcliff but they don't have a client to encourage them to investigate. Cramer's sergeant comes to ask Wolfe and Archie to look into the case but he doesn't have the money to hire them. Archie begins to investigate and discovers a bunch of potential suspects including the "other woman." the mob, and others.

When Wolfe finally decides to get involved, it brings some changes to his normal pattern. He doesn't have a client and the climax has him actually leaving his home for the reveal of the villain.

Goldsborough does an excellent job recreating Rex Stout's characters. They sound and act just like the originals. L. J. Ganser does a great job narrating the story. He does an excellent job with Archie as the narrator. ( )
  kmartin802 | May 19, 2023 |
A leading member of a "good government" group is shot outside his co-op. An influential businessman, part of a police review board, leads a charge to get longtime Nero Wolfe nemesis Lionel Cramer forcibly retired. Wolfe initially sits on the sidelines, but when Archie gets Saul Panzer to sniff around, and Saul gets beaten up, Wolfe takes action. The solution itself makes sense, though I don't think there's any way, unless more evidence was forthcoming, that the Manhattan DA would have gotten an indictment. There's a lot of things that "clank" in this book, unfortunately. One is the repetitive by-play between Lou Cohen of the (fictional) Gazette and Archie, which gets to be a bit tiresome. The sudden mood shift of the businessman, all tied to a rare cognac, doesn't ring true (and if there's so few bottles, why does Wolfe allow him to guzzle it so?). The role reversal at the end is a bit too far out of character for Wolfe, too. What saves the book from oblivion are some of the details about places and institutions, like the Dakota and the newspapers. But the book has its flaws. ( )
  EricCostello | Jun 2, 2021 |
This is a short read, which is perhaps the best I can say about it.

If you're unfamiliar with this series or the original Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout, you probably don't want to start here. There is no character development whatsoever. That's true of all the characters, not just Nero and Archie.

The investigation is weak. In fact, there really isn't much investigation at all. Archie exchanges a lot of phone calls with a newspaper reporter, and that is how he learns most everything he needs to know.

The author relies heavily on dialogue to move the story forward, which I normally enjoy. Here, though, the constant banter between the characters is overly exaggerated and affected. They toss big words at each other, then tell the other person what that big word means. The followup explanation feels like it's for the reader's benefit, to make sure we keep up with all these fancy words. By midway through the book, I'd grown weary of it all.

*I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.* ( )
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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.  

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