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Violence
Barely any
Murder investigation with brief violence
Language
Barely any
Mild period dialogue
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance issues
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Light mystery tension
What this book is about
When a lawyer is murdered over a manuscript no one will acknowledge exists, Nero Wolfe is drawn into the dangerous world of New York publishing. With Archie doing the legwork and Wolfe applying his brilliant deductions, they unravel a case of theft, literary greed, and cold-blooded murder.
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