Triple Jeopardy

Triple Jeopardy gathers three Nero Wolfe cases, each opening with a death and a client who needs the detective.

In Home To Roost, a young man known for openly voicing left-wing views is murdered. Nobody can say whether he was a Communist, a double agent or neither. His family hires Wolfe to find out, which puts him at odds with both the FBI and the NYPD, and neither agency welcomes his involvement.

In Cop Killer, a homicide detective is dead and two young displaced persons are implicated. They are political refugees with no papers, in the country illegally, and a return to their homeland would mean torture and execution. Wolfe is their only hope. He must solve the case while keeping them out of sight.

In The Squirt and the Monkey, a popular cartoonist and his odd circle of companions draw Wolfe into a murder. This time his own license and livelihood are on the line.

The book is a collection of three mysteries in the detective series, so each case is self-contained and moves at its own pace. The stakes shift from politics to a life-or-death protection job to Wolfe's own career.