The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Plot Summary

Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young informant is found murdered. The victim's mother soon appears with his life savings totally $4.30, Wolfe's fee for taking the case! Archie's fancy legwork brings Wolfe to a mysterious woman with golden spider earrings. And when everyone else investigating the matter hits a dead end, only the inimitable Wolfe can get to the bottom of the crime.

Top Cast

Maury Chaykin Nero Wolfe

Timothy Hutton Archie Goodwin

Bill Smitrovich Inspector Cramer

Mimi Kuzyk Laura Fromm

Colin Fox Fritz Brenner