All pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she canât afford Nero Wolfeâs outlandish fees . . . or can she? Suddenly sheâs knocking on the oversized detectiveâs door with a parcel full of bills in handâand a quarter of a million hidden in her closet. Itâs all part of a nest egg left by her unknown father. But when Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, begin to trace the money to the man, they make a startling discovery: Amyâs father murdered her motherâand now he may be after her.
âIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.ââNew York Times Book Review
All pretty Amy Denovo wants to find the father she has never seen, but she canât afford Nero Wolfeâs outlandish fees . . . or can she? Suddenly sheâs knocking on the oversized detectiveâs door with a parcel full of bills in handâand a quarter of a million hidden in her closet. Itâs all part of a nest egg left by her unknown father. But when Wolfe and his able assistant, Archie Goodwin, begin to trace the money to the man, they make a startling discovery: Amyâs father murdered her motherâand now he may be after her.
âIt is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.ââNew York Times Book Review