The League of Frightened Men | 
pickI‘m really into these older mysteries. Some things do not age well but it‘s cool to see where the inspiration came from.
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pickI‘m really into these older mysteries. Some things do not age well but it‘s cool to see where the inspiration came from.
pick(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.
"What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature?"
pickThis was my first Nero Wolfe mistery and it was fun. He makes a very good excentric detective.
so-soThis is a slower Nero Wolf book and it hasn't aged particularly well. Still it was mostly enjoyable.
