About the book: 1997 / Young writer Charles Childress, continuer of the popular series of detective novels about Sergeant Barnstable, was found shot dead in his apartment. Most, including the police, considered it a suicide. But publisher Horace Vinson, who turned to Nero Wolfe for help, thinks differently - this is murder. Who committed this crime? All suspects have motives and may have wanted the writer dead. With all the information, will you be able to guess who the killer is?© Dimuka.