Fer-de-Lance

As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lance is among the most dreaded snakes known to man.  When someone makes a present of one to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin knows he''s getting dreadully close to solving the devilishly clever murders of an immigrant and a college president.  As for Wolfe, he''s playing snake charmer in a case with more twists than an anaconda -- whistling a seductive tune he hopes will catch a killer who''s still got poison in his heart.


From the Paperback edition.