To read of a detective’s daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
Rex Stout Quotes
To say that man is a reasoning animal is a very different thing than to say that most of man's decisions are based on his rational process. That I don't believe at all.
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| Birth: | 1st December, 1886 |
| Death: | 27th October, 1975 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Writer |
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Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Stout is 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 to 1975.
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