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Story Information: Alternate Title: Murder on Tuesday First Composed: 1945 First Published: 1946 From Collection: Trouble in Triplicate Location: New York City Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Eugene Poor (at NYC 84th St. apartment) Murderer: Martha Poor Motive: Hates her husband and all men Weapon: Exploding cigar in mouth Client: Eugene Poor Fee: $5,000 Victim #2: Arthur Howell (in White Plains, NY) Murderer: Martha Poor Motive: He helped murder Martha's husband Weapon: Car run over his head Client: None Fee: None Story Synopsis: Nero Wolfe is beset with a mixed bag of troubles in this case: Archie Goodwin threatens to resign because of Wolfe's laziness; a murder suspect causes Wolfe to "flee" from his own office during an interrogation; and the murderer is too clever to be convicted. Nevertheless, Wolfe exerts himself and maneuvers the murderer into committing suicide. |
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