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Story Information: Alternate Title: More Deaths Than One (United Kingdom) First Composed: 1948 First Published: 1948 Location: New York City & Westchester County Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Lawrence Koppel Murderer: Madeline Fraser Motive: Not specified Weapon: Cyanide Client: None Fee: None Victim #2: Cyril Orchard (on NYC radio program) Murderer: Madeline Fraser Motive: He was blackmailing Fraser Weapon: Poison in bottled soft drink Client: Madeline Fraser and her sponsors Fee: $20,000 Victim #3: Beula Poole (in NYC) Murderer: Madeline Fraser Motive: She was blackmailing Fraser Weapon: Pistol (in back of the head) Client: None Fee: None Victim #4: Deborah Koppel Murderer: Madeline Fraser Motive: Suspected Fraser of killing her brother Weapon: Cyanide in candy Client: None Fee: None Story Synopsis: Nero Wolfe is hard pressed to solve a multiple murder case even with the assistance of Inspector Cramer's army poking into every conceivable hole. In a rare mood of candor Wolfe gives Cramer all the facts he has early in the case, then relaxes while the police do his work. Archie Goodwin becomes so riled that he devises a way to get the "Gazette" to write an editorial criticizing Wolfe. The two sleuths are so stymied that Sergeant Stebbins laughs at their not knowing the whereabouts of two clients. The dismal situation is compounded by a phone call from Arnold Zeck, the criminal mastermind who occasionally warns Wolfe to steer clear of his operations. But Wolfe shrugs off the threat and exposes the culprit in a fast moving finish. |
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