(1935) Second in Stout's mystery series featuring detective Nero Wolfe. In this one, Wolfe contracts with a group of men who were once involved in a college prank gone wrong. The victim was crippled for life -- and now appears to be picking off his old enemies one by one. I love the banter in this series between Wolfe and his partner Archie Goodwin; less of a fan of its thirties misogyny; but the setup and solution are clever.