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In The Best Families

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In The Best Families	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The thirteenth Nero Wolfe novel written by Rex Stout, published in 1950, and the finale of the so-called Zeck Trilogy.Wolfe and Archie are hired by the wealthy Sarah Rackham to investigate the spending of her younger husband Barry; despite having cut him off, he nevertheless spends lavishly and seems to have his own independent income. The mystery is solved quicker than expected, however, when a tear gas bomb and a threatening phone call reveal that Rackham is associated with the crime lord Arnold Zeck, whom Wolfe and Archie have tangled with twice before — and Zeck has made it clear that he will not permit a third time. Despite Wolfe and Archie’s efforts, Mrs. Rackham is murdered, with her husband inheriting everything. With no obvious avenues of investigation left, and a growing certainty that (after three such encounters in three years) Zeck is no longer a threat he can afford to ignore, Wolfe vanishes without a trace. He leaves behind a stunned household to make their own way for months before he returns, determined to solve the murder and bring down Zeck once and for all...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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In The Best Families / int_2bfb1856	comment	Beard of Evil: Pete Roeder, Zeck's number two man and schemer, is described as having a rather natty little beard. Subverted; he's actually Wolfe, and the beard is merely part of his disguise.
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In The Best Families / int_34579385	comment	Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: Wolfe manipulates Barry into shooting Zeck, and Barry himself is then shot by Zeck's bodyguards.
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In The Best Families / int_61356a74	comment	Almost Dead Guy: An animal example. The first inkling of Sarah Rackham's murder is when her guard dog drags itself to Calvin Leeds' nearby home with a knife embedded in his side.
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In The Best Families / int_8ed5c6e4	comment	Asshole Victim: Subverted; Sarah Rackham is neurotic, passive and insecure, but otherwise depicted as being utterly undeserving of what happens to her.
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In The Best Families / int_bc74ef27	comment	Berserk Button: Cramer is furious when Archie questions about whether or not a warning he’s given could be because Cramer is a Dirty Cop, taking a swing at him.
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