Nero Wolfe and The Federal Silence

Nero Wolfe and The Federal Silence | A Nero Wolfe Classic

When a frightened federal courier arrives at the brownstone with documents that could topple a government conspiracy, Nero Wolfe wants nothing to do with it. But murder has a way of making things personal.
On a frozen Friday night in January, Owen Fletcher stumbles to the door of 918 West 35th Street, clutching an envelope sealed by a dead man and gasping a desperate warning: "They killed Bernie, and I'm next." Within hours, Fletcher is dead in the snow, and Nero Wolfe finds himself at the center of a federal conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of the Pentagon.
Bernard Skelling was a principled government auditor who discovered systematic fraud in defense contracting—hundreds of millions stolen from the public treasury through falsified contracts and phantom companies. When he documented the conspiracy, he was murdered. When his protégé tried to expose it, he was executed. Now the evidence sits in Wolfe's brownstone, and powerful men in Washington want it destroyed.
But they've made a fatal miscalculation. They've threatened Wolfe's household, fired weapons at his bulletproof windows, and attempted to intimidate the one man in New York who cannot be bought, bullied, or frightened into submission.
With Archie Goodwin working the streets, Saul Panzer running surveillance, and the six loyal dogs of the brownstone standing guard—Caesar, Mars, Apollo, Minerva, Diana, and Loyal the pitbull—Wolfe wages war against federal corruption. Racing to find hidden photographs that prove the conspiracy, dodging FBI raids and assassins, and navigating a maze of shell corporations and political connections, he must expose the truth before the killers silence everyone who knows it.
From the orchid-filled plant rooms to the shadowy streets of Manhattan, from Baltimore storage units to Washington power corridors, Nero Wolfe and the Federal Silence delivers Rex Stout's classic blend of cerebral detection and hard-boiled action. It's a story of principle against power, truth against silence, and one brilliant detective's refusal to let murder go unpunished—even when the murderers wear government badges.

Disclaimer:

This is a fan-made storytelling video inspired by the world of Nero Wolfe, the legendary detective created by The Legend itself, Mr.Rex Stout. I don’t own the characters, settings, or any rights related to the Nero Wolfe universe—all credit goes to the original author and rights holders. This video was created purely out of appreciation for the classic detective fiction and to share that love with fellow fans.

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