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Old 09-06-2024, 01:23 PM   #3549
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
I can still let the era offenses mostly roll off me, with the occasional wince. In part, it's because I can absolve Stout of many earlier sins because of his masterful takedown of the FBI in The Doorbell Rang. And addressing your "a lot of them" comment, the book is a case in point. Twenty years after the first Wolfe and it was one of the best. I'd nominate it as the series which best maintained consistent quality over the decades. Love them.
I agree, I have read them all and still do. I never felt like Rex Stout had to rely on formulaic plots and never felt like the series was going downhill like so many others. I am going to start listening to them next after I finish the current Recluce book I am listening too.
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