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  2. The Doorbell Rang - Wikipedia

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    Fred J. Cook 's 1964 exposé, The FBI Nobody Knows, is central to the plot of The Doorbell Rang. Rachel Bruner, a wealthy Manhattan widow, has recently incurred the wrath of the FBI. After reading a book called The FBI Nobody Knows, a prominent critique of the many unethical practices of the Bureau, she has mailed 10,000 copies of it to ...

  3. A Right to Die - Wikipedia

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    2304765. Preceded by. Trio for Blunt Instruments. Followed by. The Doorbell Rang. A Right to Die is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1964.

  4. Pat Hutchins - Wikipedia

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    Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, and broadcaster. She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for her book The Wind Blew. [1] On screen, she was best known as 'Loopy-Lobes' the second owner of the "Ragdoll boat" in the long-running children ...

  5. The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) - Wikipedia

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    978-0-679-72325-7. The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by American writer James M. Cain. The novel was successful and notorious upon publication. It is considered one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century. The novel's mix of sexuality and violence was startling in its time and caused it to be banned in Boston.

  6. Christmas Party (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Periodical. Publication date. January 4, 1957. Series. Nero Wolfe. " Christmas Party " is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published as "The Christmas-Party Murder" in the January 4, 1957, issue of Collier's magazine. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection And Four to Go, published by the Viking Press in 1958.

  7. Death of a Doxy - Wikipedia

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    It is to revel in such writing that I return time and again to Stout's books, and in particular to The League of Frightened Men, Some Buried Caesar, The Silent Speaker, Too Many Women, Murder by the Book, Before Midnight, Plot It Yourself, Too Many Clients, The Doorbell Rang, and Death of a Doxy, which are for me the best of all the full-length ...

  8. Rex Stout - Wikipedia

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    Years of service. 1906–1908. Rex Todhunter Stout (/ staʊt /; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels, and 41 novellas and short stories, between 1934 and 1975.

  9. White homeowner pleads not guilty in shooting of Black teen ...

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    September 20, 2023 at 12:14 PM. The 85-year-old White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault and ...