Story Information:
First Composed: 1964
First Published: 1964
Location: New York City
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Victim #1: Susan Brooke (in her NYC 128th St. apartment)
Murderer: Marjorie Ault
Motive: Her son killed himself after Brooke refused to marry him
Weapon: Billy club (to skull)
Client: Dunbar and
Paul Whipple
Fee: Clear Wolfe's obligation from a previous case
Victim #2: Peter Vaughn (in car on NYC 32nd St.)
Murderer: Marjorie Ault
Motive: Suspected Ault of murder
Weapon: Snub-nosed Haskell .32 pistol (in side)
Client: None
Fee: None Story Synopsis:
An old obligation embroils the detective duo in solving vengeful, racist murder.
Nero Wolfe
exposes the culprit in the midst of a third attempt at revenge.