Robert Goldsborough (author)
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Robert Gerald Goldsborough (born 1937) is an American
author of mystery novels.
Goldborough grew up in the Chicago
area. Although he worked for 45 years for the Chicago Tribune
and Advertising Age
, he first came to prominence in the 1980s with the publication, with the approval of the estate of Rex Stout
, of his Nero Wolfe
mystery Murder in E Minor
. Written privately for his mother back in 1978, shortly after the death of Stout
, creator of the Wolfe stories, the novel received a Nero Award
.
Six other Nero Wolfe
books followed from Goldsborough, all favorably received. However, more recently he has turned his attention to creating books with his own characters, beginning with Three Strikes You're Dead, a novel set in pre-war Chicago, and starring Steve Malek, a reporter for the Tribune
.
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author of mystery novels.
Goldborough grew up in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area. Although he worked for 45 years for the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
and Advertising Age
Advertising Age
Advertising Age is a magazine, delivering news, analysis and data on marketing and media. The magazine was started as a broadsheet newspaper in Chicago in 1930...
, he first came to prominence in the 1980s with the publication, with the approval of the estate of Rex Stout
Rex Stout
Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Stout is best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the...
, of his Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the detective genius. Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's...
mystery Murder in E Minor
Murder in E Minor
Murder in E Minor is a 1986 Nero Wolfe novel written by Robert Goldsborough. The action takes place in New York City, primarily New York County, better known as Manhattan....
. Written privately for his mother back in 1978, shortly after the death of Stout
Rex Stout
Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Stout is best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the...
, creator of the Wolfe stories, the novel received a Nero Award
Nero Award
The Nero Award is a literary award for excellence in the mystery genre presented by The Wolfe Pack, a society founded in 1978 to explore and celebrate the Nero Wolfe stories of Rex Stout...
.
Six other Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the detective genius. Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's...
books followed from Goldsborough, all favorably received. However, more recently he has turned his attention to creating books with his own characters, beginning with Three Strikes You're Dead, a novel set in pre-war Chicago, and starring Steve Malek, a reporter for the Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
.
Nero Wolfe novels
- Murder in E MinorMurder in E MinorMurder in E Minor is a 1986 Nero Wolfe novel written by Robert Goldsborough. The action takes place in New York City, primarily New York County, better known as Manhattan....
, Bantam Books, April 1986, ISBN 0-553-05123-7 - Death on DeadlineDeath on DeadlineDeath on Deadline is a Nero Wolfe mystery novel by Robert Goldsborough, first published by Bantam in 1987, the second of Goldsborough's seven novels featuring Rex Stout's famous sedentary detective.-Introduction:...
, Bantam, May 1987, ISBN 0-553-05193-8 - The Bloodied Ivy, Bantam, August 1988, ISBN 0-553-05281-0
- The Last Coincidence, Bantam, December 1989, ISBN 0-553-05383-3
- Fade to BlackFade to Black (mystery novel)Fade to Black is a Nero Wolfe mystery novel by Robert Goldsborough, the fifth of seven Nero Wolfe books extending the Rex Stout canon. It was first published by Bantam in hardcover in 1990....
, Bantam, November 1990, ISBN 0-553-07060-6 - Silver Spire, Bantam, November 1992, ISBN 0-553-07237-4
- The Missing Chapter, Bantam, January 1994, ISBN 0-553-07241-2
Steve Malek novels
- Three Strikes You're Dead, Echelon Press Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-59080-424-4 *2006 Love is Murder "Best Historical Mystery" Award Winner
- Shadow of the Bomb, Echelon, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59080-351-6
- A Death in Pilsen, 2007
- A President in Peril, 2009