In the Shadow of the Wolfe

Variations on a Theme, Originally Composed by Rex Stout Despite the fact Rex Stout cranked out a veritable mountain of stories, novellas and novels about Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, the public wanted more, more, more. And other writers couldn't help but try to hop on the gravy train, with their own reimaginings. Berkeley Barnes … Continue reading In the Shadow of the Wolfe

My Scrapbook: P.S. Magazine

My Scrapbook P.S. Magazine, Special "Private Eye" edition "With this, the third issue of P S., we have expanded our special section on a single subject, as we warned you we would. This issue investigates those investigators of fiction — the legendary private eyes. Who has not peered with them through a London fog, or … Continue reading My Scrapbook: P.S. Magazine

Dol Bonner

Created by Rex Stout (1886-1975) One of the first female eyes to make it to a novel. Before he struck it rich with Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout experimented with a few other private eyes, including no-nonsense THEOLINDA "DOL" BONNER, a young socialite whose family's fortune was wiped out in the Depression. Not overly fond of men, … Continue reading Dol Bonner