“Nero Wolfe, a passionate orchid collector, a great gourmet, a lover of beer, and a brilliant detective, practically never leaves home. He solves all crimes based on the facts collected by Archie Goodwin—his charming, ironic assistant with an excellent memory. During a radio broadcast live, one of the guests dies from poison added to the advertised drink. Archie barely manages to persuade Wolfe to take on the investigation of this murder. And then—first time ever—the king of the criminal underworld appears: Arnold Zeck…”