Nero Wolfe, a passionate orchid collector, a great gourmet, a beer lover, and a brilliant detective, practically never leaves home. All crimes are solved based on the facts gathered by Archie Goodwin—his charming, ironic assistant with an excellent memory. A vice president of a large company asks Archie Goodwin to find out who has been tailing him. And when, at the appointed time, the client doesn’t show up, Archie learns that the man was murdered two hours before his visit. Who came—and why? That is what Archie and Wolfe will have to figure out…