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Rex Stout

Born

in Noblesville, Indiana, The United States

December 01, 1886

Died

October 27, 1975

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Rex Todhunter Stout (1886–1975) 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. ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 205,454 ratings · 12,915 reviews · 844 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 16,624 ratings — published 1934 — 135 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The League of Frightened Men (Nero Wolfe, #2) by Rex Stout, Robert Goldsborough (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.09 avg rating — 7,942 ratings — published 1935 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 6,660 ratings — published 1938 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Orchids - A Nero Wolfe Novella (Nero Wolfe, #9) by Rex Stout, Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.16 avg rating — 6,099 ratings — published 1942 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Many Cooks (Nero Wolfe, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 6,180 ratings — published 1938 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41) by Rex Stout, Stuart M. Kaminsky (Introduction) 4.22 avg rating — 5,733 ratings — published 1965 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe, #13) by Rex Stout, Maan Meyers (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 5,485 ratings — published 1948 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over My Dead Body (Nero Wolfe, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 5,233 ratings — published 1940 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Best Families (Nero Wolfe, #17) by Rex Stout, Patricia Sprinkle (Introduction) 4.30 avg rating — 4,668 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe, #22) 4.10 avg rating — 4,804 ratings — published 1953 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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