Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout reviewed for Ellroy Reads

The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout feature some of the most popular and enduring mystery novels in American literature. The character of Nero Wolfe – sedentary, erudite, eccentric, a gourmet – might seem a world away from the hardboiled figures in James Ellroy’s fiction. However, in the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I discuss some of the connections between the Nero Wolfe series and Ellroy’s life and work.

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