Nero Wolfe

A boy is injured in his attempt to tell Nero about an abduction hes witnessed, to which the only clue is a pair of golden spider earrings worn by the victim.

Nero must narrow down the suspects when a beautiful girl is killed after being hired by a mobster to act as a decoy for his daughter.

Nero locates a young man who has been missing for nine years, only to find that he is on trial for murder.

Nero is hired by a wealthy socialite to learn the source of the large sums of money her playboy husband has been throwing around.

Nero suspects it was no accident when the dead body of a woman who specialized in an underwater striptease is found floating in the East River.

The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her fathers death.

A hood kidnaps one of Neros priceless orchids in order to force Nero to prove his innocence in a murder.