Kimball dismisses the notion that his life is in danger until he is informed that his car has been wrecked and his chauffeur is dead — killed by a fer-de-lance, a South American snake that is probably the most poisonous in the world.
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Set in New York, the story introduced the detective genius Nero Wolfe (Edward Arnold) and his assistant Archie Goodwin (Lionel Stander).
Nero | Tom Wolfe | James Wolfe | Meet the Press | Nero Wolfe | Thomas Wolfe | Nero Claudius Drusus | Franco Nero | Meet John Doe | The Wolfe Tones | Meet Me in St. Louis | Meet the Composer | L. Wolfe Gilbert | John Wolfe-Barry | Gene Wolfe | Robert F. Wolfe | Meet the Browns | Meet Mr. McNutley | George C. Wolfe | CIF California State Meet | Tom Wolfe's | Meet the Spartans | Meet the Austins | Meet Joe Black | Anne Wolfe | Alan Wolfe | We'll Meet Again | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | Robert Wolfe | Meet the Robinsons |