Publisher, Audio Partners (May 2005)

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"It is always a treat to [hear] a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore." --The New York Times Book Review

This mystery from one of America's best-loved writers features one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time – Nero Wolfe. An orchid-growing, gourmandizing, eccentric genius, Wolfe tracks down truth with the able assistance of his legman, Archie Goodwin, who narrates with his usual wry humor. In this confounding whodunit, Wolfe breaks almost all of his rules. First, he overcomes his aversion to females and agrees to help young Sally Blount clear her father of murder. The police are sure Matthew Blount killed a chess opponent at the Gambit Club with a heavy dose of arsenic. Wolfe proposes four other suspects, but when one turns up dead he becomes so discombobulated that he neglects his orchids and skips lunch. Will Wolfe recover from his conniptions in time to save an innocent man?

About the Author: Rex Stout (1886-1975) is dubbed the Grand Old Man of American Crime Fiction. During his lifetime, he published 72 Nero Wolfe mysteries; ten years after his death, a 73rd Nero Wolfe was discovered and published.

Michael Prichard has read over 330 audiobooks including bestsellers by Clive Cussler, John Irving and Tom Clancy. SmartMoney Magazine lists him as one of the Top Ten Golden Voices.