“I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to be diverted from his purpose.”

Rex Stout

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About Rex Stout

Author American

Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. He is best known as the creator of the iconic private investigator Nero Wolfe, a brilliant, eccentric, and portly armchair detective. Stout's...

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