This mystery from one of America's best-loved writers features Nero Wolfe, the arrogant, orchid-loving, gourmandizing sleuth, and his invaluable legman, Archie Goodwin, who narrates with his usual wry wit. When the esteemed and wealthy Mr. Noel Hawthorne dies at the age of 49, his sisters are furious that he left his mistress seven million dollars - and nothing for each of them but a piece of fruit! When the investigator discovers that Hawthorne's death was not an accident, Nero and Archie stumble into what appears to be a legacy of murder.