Rex Stout
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born
December 13, 1901
died
October 27, 1975
place of birth
The United States
genre
Mystery & Thrillers
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| 139 distinct works
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Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout avg rating 3.92 — 568 ratings — published 1934 19 editions |
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Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout avg rating 4.02 — 394 ratings — published 1938 15 editions |
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Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout avg rating 4.09 — 385 ratings — published 1939 15 editions |
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Black Orchids by Rex Stout avg rating 4.01 — 385 ratings — published 1972 12 editions |
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The Doorbell Rang by Rex Stout avg rating 4.14 — 352 ratings — published 1968 11 editions |
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The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout avg rating 3.99 — 350 ratings — published 1953 10 editions |
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The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout avg rating 4.01 — 330 ratings — published 1935 12 editions |
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Death of a Doxy by Rex Stout avg rating 3.97 — 317 ratings — published 1966 7 editions |
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And Be a Villain by Rex Stout avg rating 3.97 — 303 ratings — published 1948 17 editions |
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Over My Dead Body by Rex Stout avg rating 3.96 — 292 ratings — published 1940 13 editions |
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"...a pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant."
— Rex Stout (Fer-de-Lance)
— 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
...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
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