hired to help society widow rachel bruner foil bothersome feds nero wolfe and his able assistant archie get in over their heads with highly trained gmen who are adept at bugs tails and threats life couldnt be better for keiichi maebara sure hes moved to a sleepy little town where nothing happens and high school consists of a oneroom schoolhouse but his new friends and fellow students are all cute girls when he happens upon a story about a grisly local murder however his contentment turns to uneasiness as he finds himself drawn into a web of silent intrigue that involves his newfound friendsand threatens his very existence