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The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2000 · 94 min

A cozy, talky whodunit with a witty detective and a period Manhattan backdrop; light tension and clever banter carry it.

Overview: Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young informant is found murdered. The victim's mother soon appears with his life savings totally $4.30, Wolfe's fee for taking the case! Archie's fancy legwork brings Wolfe to a mysterious woman with golden spider earrings. And when everyone else investigating the matter hits a dead end, only the inimitable Wolfe can get to the bottom of the crime.
How it feels: Warm, light, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, class, corruption
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
class
corruption
justice
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none