J. Donald Wilson

Under normal circumstances the last page of a manuscript would be absolutely worthless unless you'd read all the preceding pages, but in this instance the final page held the answer to a murder, and without that page they couldn't arrive at the solution. Actually, they didn't even know the problem...

Late one evening, Archie and Nero receive a telephone call from a woman named Gloria asking for Archie. She asks for Archie to go straight over to her house on Renaldo Road, West Chester and then the telephone call is ended abruptly by someone putting a hand over her mouth.

Nero Wolfe and Archie are paid $1000 to witness the execution of a will. A simple case soon involves a corpse and twin brothers.

The Whistler was one of radio's top mystery programs airing from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955, sponsored by the Signal Oil Company.The Whistler was an ominous narrator who opened each episode with: "I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak."The opening...

When Archie answered the phone it was a Mr. Jenkins stating that he was due there an hour ago but was late because she was killed. Mr. Jenkins turned out to be just the delivery man with an important note containing five $100 bills and an invitation to spend the weekend at Mr. Mailots. However, upon arriving at the Mailots Archie was to learn that the invitation had not come from Mr. Mailot.

A theatrical murder, a walking dead man, and missing cartridge casings.

A religious fanatic has committed murder...or was it the Shakespearean actor?

Willie Inch needs Wolfe's help, He's a professional sneak thief accused of the murder of wealthy Mrs. Florence Avery Marsh.