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A clean case of theft turns into a tangled web of blackmail, broken promises and cold‑blooded murder. Nero Wolfe and his sharp assistant Archie Goodwin must trace connections that span continents and eras—from a Wild West lynching to a respected British peer—to save a young client and secure a disputed million‑dollar stake.
First publish date: January 1936
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rex Stout
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