The Doorbell Rang (The Best Mysteries of All Time)

There's no one and nothing the great detective Nero Wolfe wouldn't take on if the price was right. That's something wealthy society widow Rachel Bruner is counting on when she writes him a check for a whopping hundred grand. But even Wolfe has a moment's doubt when he finds out why the prize is so generous. For the oversize genius and his able assistand Archie Goodwin are about to lock horns with the FBI - and those highly trained G-men have a way with threats, and bugs that could give even sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe a run for his money. When Nero Wolfe agrees to to help the wealthy Mrs. Bruner, who believes that the FBI is spying on herself, her family, and her associates, the gourmet, orchid-loving sleuth and his tough assistant, Archie Goodwin, become involved in murder