The Wolfe books are really a blend of the "classic" detective
and the PI, with Goodwin doing the legwork and Wolfe sitting
around, thinking. Not really hardboiled, sure, but maybe
"semi-boiled"? Certainly they tend to appeal to fans of both
sub-genres. I never read Stout for the plots, most of which
aren't very memorable, but rather for the wisecracking patter
and for Wolfe himself, one of the odder figures in popular
fiction.
doug
--- James Rogers <
jetan@ionet.net> wrote:
>
>
> I like Nero Wolfe stories pretty well, but
if
> we are going to
> consider him hardboiled, then we owe big
apologies
> to Sue Grafton. We also
> need to schedule some nice, tough Margery
Allingham
> on the reading list. I
> mean, this stuff is as cozy as they come, right
down
> to the eccentric
> detective, the preposterous clues, and the
obsession
> for food/flowers. I
> actually thought that Philo Vance, Miss Marple,
and
> Wolfe kind of defined
> the genre.
>
>
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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