The Rubber Band

Nero Wolfe's address was in the dead man's pocket -- and murder came to call! When it was all over, Wolfe had a bullet in the arm - and the killer had one in the heart. But before the shoot-out in the fat detective's office, Wolfe and Archie had to break the mystery of a "Rubber Band" that stretched across forty years and five thousand miles - a mystery made up of a lynching, multiple murder, blackmail, and one of Nero Wolfe's most dangerous - and lovely - clients! (from the back cover)