Nero Wolfe and The Devil’s Grotto

Nero Wolfe and The Devil’s Grotto | A Nero Wolfe Classic

A treasure hidden for two centuries. A murder disguised as accident. A cave that devours the greedy.
When archaeologist Dr. Isabel Kavanaugh arrives at Nero Wolfe's fortress brownstone covered in limestone dust and running on pure fear, she brings news of a body discovered deep inside Devil's Grotto—a notorious cave system in the Hudson Valley with a reputation for claiming lives. The police have ruled it accidental death. Isabel knows better.
She was there the day Raymond Gilchrist died. She heard the argument echoing through the limestone passages. She heard the sickening crack of falling rocks. And three days later, hidden in a crevice five feet up a cave wall, she found what Gilchrist had been killed for: a carved stone tablet covered in mysterious symbols—a map to something buried in the grotto's darkest depths over two hundred years ago.
Now someone knows she has it. Someone tried to break into her apartment at dawn. Someone who's already killed once and won't hesitate to kill again.
From his bulletproof brownstone at 918 West 35th Street—protected by reinforced doors, vigilant staff, and six fiercely loyal guard dogs—the legendary detective Nero Wolfe agrees to take the case. But Wolfe has one absolute rule: he doesn't do caves.
That means his assistant Archie Goodwin will descend into the Devil's Grotto's claustrophobic passages, crawl through spaces barely wide enough for a man, and search for evidence in the cold, wet darkness where millions of tons of rock press down from above. Where someone has already committed murder and made it look like nature's cruelty.
As Archie investigates a circle of dealers, collectors, and treasure hunters—each with motive and means—the case grows darker. Four suspects wanted Gilchrist dead. A wealthy collector he'd nearly destroyed. A curator he'd defrauded. A rival dealer he'd betrayed. A cave guide he'd cheated. Each had reason to follow him into the grotto. Each had opportunity to trigger a rockfall and walk away clean.

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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