The battered badge
Subtitle: a Nero Wolfe mystery
By: Robert Goldsborough
Contributors: Stout, Rex, 1886-1975
Series: Nero Wolfe mystery
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781504049108
Subjects: Private investigators; Murder; Police; Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character); Investigation; Fiction
Description: "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 ... 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 inspectors forced furlough, Wolfe may have to venture out of his comfort zone--and the premises of his brownstone"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Based on the character Nero Wolfe as created by Rex Stout.