tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post4028150077940286219..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Forgotten Book: DOUBLE FOR DEATH (1939) by Rex Stout - Not a Nero Wolfe book.Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-84960441909337934142015-07-09T22:09:33.567-04:002015-07-09T22:09:33.567-04:00Thanks, Les. I think I have those. I must organize...Thanks, Les. I think I have those. I must organize my books - or so I keep telling myself. Nah, I really must.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44047713629655892762015-07-07T12:16:09.697-04:002015-07-07T12:16:09.697-04:00As you please, Kathy. :) I found it interesting to...As you please, Kathy. :) I found it interesting to see what Rex Stout had been up to in between Wolfe books.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62791453654462339132015-07-07T00:13:21.013-04:002015-07-07T00:13:21.013-04:00Nope. I['m loyal to Nero Wolfe, yellow pajama...Nope. I['m loyal to Nero Wolfe, yellow pajamas, orchids, agoraphobia and all. And to Archie Goodwin, despite his flaws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8214864348823985912015-07-05T21:39:12.712-04:002015-07-05T21:39:12.712-04:00It's included in "Death Times Three,"...It's included in "Death Times Three," the last collection of novellas, which was published in 1985 after Stout's death. It was also included in the collection called "Corsage."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15016298571099379282015-07-05T18:36:00.814-04:002015-07-05T18:36:00.814-04:00Definitely, Prashant. :) It's about time.Definitely, Prashant. :) It's about time. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-26794563658314168462015-07-05T18:35:20.352-04:002015-07-05T18:35:20.352-04:00Interesting. I'll have to see if I have BITTER...Interesting. I'll have to see if I have BITTER END on my shelves. I have a pretty complete collection of Wolfe and Archie, though not, of course, organized in any way. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32724896976388611702015-07-05T18:34:25.325-04:002015-07-05T18:34:25.325-04:00Well, I'd read it if I stumbled across it. Dep...Well, I'd read it if I stumbled across it. Depending on my mood. Of course, NOTHING can equal Wolfe and Archie.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4307365285866614012015-07-05T18:33:02.995-04:002015-07-05T18:33:02.995-04:00You're welcome, Tracy. Oh, I think that ALPHAB...You're welcome, Tracy. Oh, I think that ALPHABET HICKS is much better than DOUBLE DEATH. But still, as I said, I'd read the other Tecumseh Fox books if they became available.<br />What the heck.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12380499749768739582015-07-05T18:31:45.692-04:002015-07-05T18:31:45.692-04:00Well, it's up to you, of course. But I find it...Well, it's up to you, of course. But I find it interesting to see what else Stout was doing. I really did enjoy ALPHABET HICKS. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-55644731270138330072015-07-05T18:30:46.264-04:002015-07-05T18:30:46.264-04:00No, I haven't come across that one, Gram. I...No, I haven't come across that one, Gram. I'll see if I can find a cheapie. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21403447125432102332015-07-05T12:51:51.081-04:002015-07-05T12:51:51.081-04:00Yvette, it seems to be raining Rex Stout in the bl...Yvette, it seems to be raining Rex Stout in the blog world and it's about time I got drenched with some of his fiction.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1238720064452883522015-07-03T19:29:56.900-04:002015-07-03T19:29:56.900-04:00It's worth noting that another Tecumseh Fox bo...It's worth noting that another Tecumseh Fox book, "Bad for Business," was rewritten, shortened, and turned into a novella, "Bitter End," for Wolfe and Archie - and it's a much better, tighter story with Archie's narration and the personalities of the detectives. It was the first novella-length Wolfe story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82296322060495296952015-07-03T16:48:34.729-04:002015-07-03T16:48:34.729-04:00I read THE BROKEN VASE many years ago, no longer h...I read THE BROKEN VASE many years ago, no longer have a copy, and recall nothing about it except that it was nothing exceptional.Barry Erganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305184548497082776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75610603974015567462015-07-03T16:16:09.253-04:002015-07-03T16:16:09.253-04:00Thanks for linking to my review, Yvette. You and I...Thanks for linking to my review, Yvette. You and I are in agreement... I admire Rex Stout as a mystery writer and he is my favorite author. I have read the Alphabet Hicks book a while ago; now I am going to have to go back and read it again.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89653803103935662232015-07-03T10:38:54.436-04:002015-07-03T10:38:54.436-04:00I've been told many times by many people that ...I've been told many times by many people that the Fox books are inferior, and still have a few Wolfe books to get to, so I'll not try this one, though I'm glad you enjoyed it.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-56850181634877718492015-07-03T08:58:42.099-04:002015-07-03T08:58:42.099-04:00Have you read the Dol Bonner book? The Hand in th...Have you read the Dol Bonner book? The Hand in the Glove...I read it years ago and never re-read.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.com