This Nero Wolfe mystery begins with Archie Goodwin going to a swanky party as a favor to a friend. The catch at the party is that it is an annual event held for just a few unmarried mothers who availed themselves of Grantham House, an institution set up to assist women in that particular need. While there, one of the young women warns him that another girl has cyanide in her purse and has threatened to kill herself in the past. Archie is on high alert and watches like a hawk...as the girl dies. He knows for a fact it was not suicide, because he was watching and certain she did not poison her drink. If it had been anyone else, perhaps it would have been dismissed, but Wolfe, Cramer and the homicide department know better than to doubt Archie's powers of observation. Now the question is, who would have wanted to kill her and how could they do it when the champagne was being poured and delivered randomly to everyone? If anyone can figure it out, it will be the genius, Wolfe, but only with the assistance of Archie.
Read by Michael Prichard and wonderful, as always!
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