It's always fun when these books break formula. In this one a woman comes to Nero Wolfe and asks if she can stay in his brownstone for a week. He says no, and she gets murdered, and Archie is so guilty-slash-mad about it that he essentially quits and tries to solve the mystery himself. He can't, because he's not Nero Wolfe, but when he gets arrested, Wolfe lets Archie hire him as this book's client.
The mystery is very satisfying, and I solved it at about 94% on my kindle, when Wolfe gave Archie and Inspector Cramer the final clue. I was very proud of myself. Also: Archie went away for the weekend with Lily Rowan. This is important to me, and maybe only me.
Grade: A
#44 in 2016
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