Cashflow for Sam Spade and Effie Perine seems tight, but things could be going their way soon, Sam dictates his report on his job down at the race track. Hired…
A weekend of trouble, and a blood covered bullet in a snowball begins the report that Sam Spade shares with his secretary. His ski trip took a deadly turn from…
Enjoying an evening with a cozy cloak and dagger novel, Sam's quiet night is interrupted by an exotic dame from the middle East. When Shall,mar drops dead in Sam's apartment…
Has Sam had it with detective work? What would he do if he decided to quit? He reports on his latest caper, and the lecture of foreign correspondents he attended…
A night out for pizza turns into the latest adventure for Sam. Tony is the concertina player on a ferry boat, and tells Sam about being attacked. Is there a…
There's something about their latest guest in the hotel, Joe Ralston, that Sailor doesn't like. Slate can't figure her out, but why is Ralston in town? He finds out soon…
A phone call from an exotic woman gets Archie Goodwin's attention, but when a gunshot sounds, it turns into the next case for Nero Wolfe. Going to the scene, Archie…
Nero ponders whether he should take the case that may prevent a murder. And he will... After the pressing matter of a game of solitaire is resolved, Nero gives the…
Details of a murder come to the office of Nero Wolfe. Revenge seems the clear motive for the murder, but the man who is blamed claims that it's all lies. Time is of the essence, so Archie Goodwin is sent out to do the foot work in gathering clues, talking to the hot dames, and checking on timelines of where everyone involved in the crime was located.
Though Nero is far from interested in taking on a new case, or leaving the comforts of home, Archie responds to a phone call. Jenkins is a little, dried up, old man who delivers a letter, but it hasn't come from the person it was addressed by. Archie seems to have been set on a wild goose chase. Has it all been a ruse to get Archie on the scene to witness a crime?