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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: 4.11 · 195,989 ratings · 12,210 reviews · 720 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,998 ratings — published 1934 — 118 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 — 7,512 ratings — published 1935 — 7 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) 4.19 avg rating — 6,386 ratings — published 1938 — 95 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 — 5,982 ratings — published 1938 — 85 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 (Nero Wolfe, #9) by Rex Stout, Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.15 avg rating — 5,853 ratings — published 1942 — 74 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 — 5,529 ratings — published 1965 — 99 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) 4.16 avg rating — 5,304 ratings — published 1948 — 4 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 — 4,993 ratings — published 1940 — 10 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) 4.29 avg rating — 4,480 ratings — published 1950 — 70 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 — 4,533 ratings — published 1953 — 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

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