(urth) the prime calcula/his citadel and other quotes

[James Wynn]

On 1/19/2011 10:23 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> Anyway, that's beside the point.  Some of these people - and others, 
> such as Mint - can have their not mentioning the resemblance explained 
> away.  But ALL of them?  Why?  It's like Murder on the Orient Express, 
> but with no detective!  When has Wolfe ever worked like that? 

Interesting. I've often used this very analogy to describe Wolfe's 
novel. I tell people, "If Wolfe had written MotOE, there would be no 
detective. That would be the reader's job. All the story would be told 
by the suspects and and maybe a clever but distracted Red Cap. The 
murder itself would be an incidental event. "

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