Fer De Lance
When a prominent businessman is found dead on a golf course, Nero Wolfe — an eccentric genius who refuses to leave his brownstone and obsesses over orchids, gourmet food, and the precise temperature of his wine — agrees to take the case. His sharp-tongued assistant Archie Goodwin handles the legwork while Wolfe solves it from home through sheer intellect. As both men dig into a murder that looks like an accident at first glance, they uncover a web of blackmail, old grudges, and a deadly secret hidden in plain sight.
Wolfe's quick-witted, street-smart assistant who handles the legwork and investigation while Wolfe solves the case from home; he narrates the story in first person.
A brilliant, reclusive detective who refuses to leave his brownstone and is obsessed with orchids and gourmet food; the case of a murdered man at a golf tournament forces him out of his routine.