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Wed, Apr 4, 2012
As Nero and Archie set up housekeeping in Rome, they simultaneously investigate what turns out to be the pointless murder of a golfer via venom-spiked golf club, and the disappearance and subsequent murder of the watchmaker who constructed the club. Ultimately, they determine the connection of the crimes, the actual murder target, the culprit, and the motive.
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Wed, Apr 25, 2012
During the war, a British officer was rescued by five men and he promised to pay them half of his fortune if they got him to safety. Now a woman, the daughter of one of the rescuers, wants the officer, now an English Lord, to pay what he promised. ("The Pact of Six") [From "The Rubber Band" by Rex Stout]
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Wed, May 9, 2012
Nero Wolfe is approached by a wealthy businessman who wants an investigation of his daughter-in-law because he believes she is giving his confidential business information to his primary competitor. Archie is sent in to the household undercover as the businessman's new secretary. As he investigates, others connected with the household start being murdered.
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Wed, May 16, 2012
A gentleman wants to hire Nero Wolfe to find out why a friend of his cousin was murdered by poisoned candy, but his family is totally against this investigation. His cousin's father realizes that the poisoning may have been aimed at him. As he is consulting with Nero Wolfe, he also dies of poisoning. Then the case takes an even stranger twist.