Clifton Fadiman, The New Yorker - The second book about Nero Wolfe, newest of eccentric detectives, and good enough to prove that his success isn't just a fluke.
Terry Teachout, About Last Night, (January 12, 2009) - Rex Stout's witty, fast-moving prose hasn't dated a day, while Wolfe himself is one of the enduringly great eccentrics of popular fiction.