The Rubber Band [Paperback]

Rex Stout (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Pyramid Books (1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515026018
• ISBN-13: 978-0515026016
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,548,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No. 2, December 23, 1998

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This review is from: The Rubber Band (Hardcover)

An early Wolfe, very strong plot and fun read. If not quite up to the next 10 or so efforts it is smoother than Fer-de-Lance and Stout begins to humanize Wolfe's character. I think Inspector Cramer makes his first appearance,too.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nero Wolfe is always a good read, September 9, 2004

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darci lane (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rubber Band (Nero Wolfe Mysteries) (Paperback)

This is one of his first. I've read them all, several times each. Even tho this is not his best, Rex Stout still writes far better than most writers today. His books are very funny and the plots entertaining. Closest I've come to finding his successor is Deadly Diamonds, by Pamela Troutman.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertainment round-trip, Denver to So. Dakota, September 26, 2009

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Judith Paley (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rubber Band (Nero Wolfe Mysteries) (Audio Cassette)

The older the better on these Rex Stout mysteries, and the elegant turn of phrase just can't be beat. Nero Wolfe apologizing to a lady caller tells her that it's "bulk not boorishness" that keeps him seated as she enters the room. His assistant Archie directs a visitor to a place where he can park "the back of his lap," a concept that stops the gentleman dead in his tracks.

The narrator is great, the plot engaging, and, as opposed to his later more convoluted stories, there's just enough information to make your own stab at solving the case. A great yarn!