Nero Wolfe and The Pentagram Murder

Nero Wolfe and The Pentagram Murder | A Rex Stout Legacy Series

When a distinguished philosophy professor is found murdered in a locked office surrounded by occult symbols and a carved pentagram, only Nero Wolfe can see through the theatrical horror to uncover the deadly truth hiding beneath.
In the cold March of 1955, Dr. Edmund Hartley, president of Caldwell University, arrives at Nero Wolfe's brownstone with a desperate plea. Professor Malcolm Drexler—renowned scholar of medieval philosophy and occultism—has been found dead in his locked office, his throat cut, his body positioned in the center of an intricately carved pentagram. The walls are covered with arcane symbols painted in blood-red, black candles burn at the five points of the star, and medieval grimoires lie scattered across the floor in ritualistic arrangement.
The police are baffled, pursuing leads involving satanic cults and deranged students. The press has turned the campus into a circus of sensational speculation. But Dr. Hartley knows the occult staging is misdirection—because three days before his murder, Professor Drexler had requested an emergency meeting with the board of trustees, claiming he'd discovered "academic malfeasance that would shake the university to its foundations."
As Archie Goodwin investigates the cutthroat world of academic philosophy, he discovers a department riddled with rivalry, resentment, and professional jealousy. Brilliant scholars competing for grants, tenure, and recognition. Graduate students caught between ambition and exploitation. And everywhere, whispers of stolen research, plagiarized papers, and careers built on fraud.

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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