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Story Information: First Composed: 1954 First Published: 1954 Location: Albania, Italy, Montenegro, New York City & Yugoslavia Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Marko Vukcic Murderer: Peter Zov Motive: Vukcic aided anti-communists in Yugoslavia Weapon: Lugar pistol (2 bullets in chest; 1 in stomach) Client: Nero Wolfe Fee: Satisfy obligation to old friend Victim #2: Anna Britton (in Albania) Murderer: Albanian border guards Motive: Discovered to be a spy Weapon: Stabbed with knife; body thrown off cliff Client: Nero Wolfe Fee: Avenge daughter's murder Victim #3: Jube Bilic Murderer: Agent of Danilo Vukcic Motive: Bilic spied on Wolfe and Archie Weapon: Unspecified Client: Nero Wolfe Fee: None Story Synopsis: Superlative, action-packed story in which both Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin illegally enter Yugoslavia and Albania in search of the murderer of Wolfe's closest friend. Archie and Wolfe climb the Black Mountain (Mount Lovchen) and visit Wolfe's boyhood home during their search. They also get in a shootout with the killers of Wolfe's adopted daughter. Archie kills two Albanian border guards and a top Russian agent, but the murderer shoots Wolfe in the leg on their return to America. This is a must for Stout fans! |
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© Page Publisher: Duane R. Hurst
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