“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.”

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...