This book in the Nero Wolf mystery series is a really fun one. I think it has some of the best banter between Archie and Nero of any of them. Clara Fox has a problem. A very interesting problem. 40+ years ago, her father, along with several other men in a Nevada mining town, helped a man escape a hanging. They did this with the understanding that this man would make them rich when he got home to England. The real tricky part was that two of the main players were using aliases or nicknames and not many of the original group were still around. Clara's father was killed in the war, but wrote all the details down in a letter to his wife, telling her that he hopes she can collect on the debt and help support herself and their daughter. Now, Clara's mother has died and passed the letter on to her. Clara is convinced that Nero Wolf is the only man who could possibly untangle this mystery and get her father's due. As soon as he starts investigating, though, another of the original group is murdered...a few block's from Wolf's residence and only a few minutes after receiving a phone call there. Wolf's genius is certainly needed for this one, but it will be Archie's quick wit and sparkling comebacks that keep you laughing till the end. I listened to this one read by Michael Prichard...the best Nero Wolf audiobook reader.
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