Rex Stout





Rex Stout

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born
December 01, 1886 in Noblesville, Indiana, The United States

died
October 27, 1975

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Rex Todhunter Stout (December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair).

The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century.

Series:
* Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout
* Nero Wolfe novellas by Rex Stout


Average rating: 3.98 · 34,492 ratings · 1,606 reviews · 153 distinct works
Fer-de-Lance
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 2,313 ratings — published 1934 — 21 editions
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Too Many Cooks
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 1938 — 24 editions
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Some Buried Caesar
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 1939 — 17 editions
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The Doorbell Rang
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,106 ratings — published 1965 — 16 editions
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The League of Frightened Men
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 1935 — 16 editions
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The Golden Spiders
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 998 ratings — published 1934 — 22 editions
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And Be a Villain
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 947 ratings — published 1948 — 13 editions
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Death of a Doxy
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Over My Dead Body
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 873 ratings — published 1940 — 16 editions
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More books by Rex Stout…
Fer-de-Lance The League of Frightened Men The Rubber Band The Red Box Too Many Cooks Some Buried Caesar Over My Dead Body
Nero Wolfe (47 books)
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3.982301995732396 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 31,868 ratings
A Nero Wolfe Mystery: Bitte... Black Orchids A Nero Wolfe Mystery: Invit... The Cop Killer A Nero Wolfe Mystery: Disgu...
Nero Wolfe novellas by Rex Stout (9 books)
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4.043816254416961 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
“...a pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.”
Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance

“Wolfe was drinking beer and looking at pictures of snowflakes in a book someone had sent him from Czechoslovakia...
...Wolfe seemed absorbed in the pictures. Looking at him, I said to myself, "He's in a battle with the elements. He's fighting his way through a raging blizzard, just sitting there comfortably looking at pictures of snowflakes. That's the advantage of being an artist, of having imagination." I said aloud, "You mustn't go to sleep, sir, it's fatal. You freeze to death."

The League of Frightened Men”
Rex Stout

“I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.”
Rex Stout, Might As Well Be Dead

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