To read of a detective’s daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
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A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat.
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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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