The Last Coincidence by Robert Goldsborough
The Last Coincidence by Robert Goldsborough
Lily Rowan’s niece has been attacked and Archie Goodwin is determined to do something about it—even while protecting the secret that she’s been assaulted. Unfortunately, shortly after he gets on the case, the assailant is murdered. I thought Archie was going to be in some trouble over this, but things quickly take an even more dire turn when Rowan’s nephew confesses to the crime even though no one thinks he could have done it.
When Wolfe is badgered into taking the case to find the true killer, it looks to be a fairly typical mystery. The big problem is that none of the suspects can be eliminated because they all had the opportunity to commit the crime. This leads to a classic Wolfe ending in which he gathers everyone together to ferret out the guilty party.
The Last Coincidence is a fun, fasting moving book in which I was delighted to see Inspector Cramer return in all his former glory, shouting at Wolfe and trying to bully him into releasing information that Wolfe may or may not have, but isn’t going to give to him anyway. It was a delight, even if I didn’t figure out who the murderer was.
