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Story Information: First Composed: 1947 First Published: 1947 Location: New York City Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Waldo Wilmot Moore (on NYC 39th St.) Murderer: Jasper Pine Motive: Didn't want Moore to marry Hester Livsey Weapon: Car driven over body Client: Naylor-Kerr, Inc. Fee: Probably $100,000; $2,000 retainer Victim #2: Kerr Naylor (on NYC 39th St.) Murderer: Jasper Pine Motive: Naylor knew Pine killed Moore Weapon: Petrified wood to head; car driven over body Client: Naylor-Kerr, Inc. Fee: Same as above Story Synopsis: Nero Wolfe accepts a job that lands Archie Goodwin in the midst of 500 young women and a double murder. Archie manages to wheedle information from a bevy of lovelies, including one who insists that she doesn't know how to talk to a man until after they kiss. He also slugs it out with an irate husband as he prepares to usher the wife into Wolfe's home. The murderer suicides by jumping from a 36th floor window. |
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