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Violence
Some
A man is murdered; a person is attacked by a bull; not graphically depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild period language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking at a county fair; Wolfe consumes beer throughout
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Light mystery tension; otherwise comic in tone
What this book is about
When Nero Wolfe's car breaks down near a New York county fair, he is stranded in the countryside against his will—a comic indignity for a man who rarely leaves his West 35th Street brownstone. A prize bull and an arrogant millionaire are both found dead, and Wolfe decides he won't return home until he has solved the murder. One of the series' most celebrated and witty entries.
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