Paul Chapin's college cronies never forgave themselves for the prank that crippled their friend. Yet with Harvard days behind them, they thought they were forgiven -- until a class reunion ends in a fatal fall. This league of frightened men seeks Nero Wolfe's help. But are Wolfe's brilliance and Archie's tenacity enough to outwit a most cunning killer?
The Golden Age writers in America are more "hard-boiled" than those of the UK, but even so they make for a good read and the Nero Wolfe books are right up there, narrated by Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin, this one has a group of men, who attended Harvard together, panicking because of deaths amongst them, especially as the deaths were followed by a letter insinuating that they will all share the fate of dying prematurely. They believe they know who is responsible, but none of them wish to put it in the hands of the police, leaving Nero Wolfe and Archie to find out the truth.
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