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Story Information: First Composed: 2014 First Published: 2014 Location: New York City Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Writer: Robert Goldsborough Victim #1: Orson Milbank Murderer: Richard Thompson Motive: Hired to murder Mona Fentress Weapon: M2 Garand rifle bullet to head Client: Elise DeVal Fee: Large amount; $50,000 reward from "New York Daily News" Victim #2: Richard Thompson (suicide) Murderer: Charles Fentress (encouraged the suicide) Motive: Prevent exposing Fentress role in a murder Weapon: pistol bullet to head Client: none Fee: none Story Synopsis: Robert Goldsborough story #9 about Nero Wolfe's continued exploits. Dialog throughout the book was forced and reflected Goldsborough's pomposity more than any of his previous Wolfe entries. It was a chore to finish reading the story. Archie Goodwin and Saul Panzer witness the murder of New York state senator Orson Milbank while watching a Giants-Dofgers baseball game at the Polo Grounds on Flag Day, 14 June 1955. Nero Wolfe reluctantly accepts the high-profile case and earns the ire of Inspector Cramer and police honchos. He exposes Milbank's death as a botched attempt to murder an ambitious wife. |
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