 www.nerowolfe.org | Rex Stout (1886–1975)Includes the names: Staut R., Rex Stoud, Rex Scout, Rex Stout, Rex Stout, Rex Stout, Rex Stour, Rex Stout, Rex Stoot, rex st0ut ... (see complete list), Reks Staut, Rex Stourt, Rex Stoudt, Nero Wolfe, Rex Strout, Rex. Stoux, by Rex Stout, Rex). (Stout, Rex Todhunter Stout, Рекс Стаут, Рекс Стаут | 41,115 (43,990) | 847 | 343 |  (3.86) | 179 | 0 | Author Rex Stout was born on December 1, 1886. A child prodigy with a gift for mathematics, Stout drifted as he became an adult, holding odd jobs in many places---cook, cabinetmaker, bellhop, hotel manager, salesman, bookkeeper, and even a guide in a pueblo. But his true talent lay in storytelling; he sold his first story, about William Howard Taft, in 1912. His most famous creation is Nero Wolfe, a 286-pound detective genius who, with sidekick Archie Goodwin, can often solve a case without leaving his room. It is the way in which the puzzle is solved that intrigues Nero Wolfe, who is much like Sherlock Holmes in his ability to use deductive reasoning. More than 60 million copies (in 24 languages) of Stout's books have been sold. Stout writes quickly, drawing upon a lifetime of impressions. He neither uses an outline nor revises; he lets his characters take over as the story develops. The classy, erudite Nero Wolfe presents for readers an alternative to the hard-boiled branch of the genre. He died on October 27, 1975 (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Fer-de-Lance … (more) |
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Rex Stout has 2 past events. (show)  Mystery Book Club - EXACT DATE TBD Monday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. In the Best Families by Rex StoutNero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin must help a rich old woman whose husband is getting money in a most mysterious way. But when the case leads Wolfe to the most dangerous man in the U.S., he knows that if he wants to live, he will have to do the one thing that he has never contemplated--run and hide.
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