tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post1758956994176279200..comments2023-12-01T02:19:48.765-08:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Rex Stout; The Poker ClubEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-32241544477770252722008-05-04T09:21:00.000-07:002008-05-04T09:21:00.000-07:00One would've thought the rather good A&E series wo...One would've thought the rather good A&E series would've inspired a re-issue series...Loren Estleman's story in the June EQMM is a fine bit of tribute...not quite parody, not quite pastiche...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-12338926152016057652008-05-04T07:04:00.000-07:002008-05-04T07:04:00.000-07:00A couple of the local county library branches here...A couple of the local county library branches here have a fair number of Stouts, esp. the Bantam reprints from a few years ago that had introductions by Lawrence Block and others.<BR/><BR/>Agatha Christie seems to survive on the shelves year after year. There are some '80s and '90s Perry Masons on the library paperback racks, but I don't see much Erle Stanley Gardner otherwise. The John D. MacDonald hardcovers from the '70s and '80s are beginning to dwindle. Pretty good run of 87th Precincts from the late '70s up to the final titles, but none of the older entries like FUZZ.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-17423939406821850982008-05-04T01:34:00.000-07:002008-05-04T01:34:00.000-07:00I guess I'm lucky, Ed. My county's library system ...I guess I'm lucky, Ed. My county's library system still has about half the Wolfe books in their various chapters. I've read all of them, as well as the seven Wolfs that Robert Goldsborough wrote,Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-66766600593230457052008-05-03T22:12:00.000-07:002008-05-03T22:12:00.000-07:00I don't know about the library, but there are seve...I don't know about the library, but there are several of Stout's novels (and collections - usually of 3 novellas) available in paperback. My husband is a big fan and we've probably got 20 of them floating around the house. The recent (and relatively short-lived) television version of Wolfe w/Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin seemed to revive some interest. I count Stout as something of a 'comfort' read. Who can resist that snappy writing?!angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751466673491487048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-83854669707712941862008-05-03T21:28:00.000-07:002008-05-03T21:28:00.000-07:00Ed, Nero Wolfe is a perfect blend of hardboiled an...Ed, Nero Wolfe is a perfect blend of hardboiled and English-style detective. I think I have half his books--and that's only because my college library had a complete collection so I was able to read the other half from that. A few years ago I finally got my hands on his very noir book, How Like a God, and it is terrific (and very un-Nero like).Dave Zeltsermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007736514118297783noreply@blogger.com