Story Information:
First Composed: 1945
First Published: 1948
From Collection: Curtains for Three
Location: New York City
Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan
Victim #1: Sigmund Keyes (on horse in NYC Central Park)
Murderer: Victor Talbott
Motive: Refused to let Talbott marry his daughter
Weapon: .38 pistol (in chest)
Client: Frank Broadyke,
Dorothy Keyes,
Ferdinand Pohl,
Audrey Rooney and
Wayne Safford
Fee: Unspecified
Story Synopsis:
Nero Wolfe solves a spectacular mounted murder
in Central Park, which ends in exposure of the culprit and a horse chase through the Park. Nearly all of the clients are arrested
as Wolfe meticulously sifts through the meager clues. Two suspects slug it out in the office when
Archie Goodwin steps to the hallway.
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