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I'm taking a hard turn into comedy with this futuristic parody of Rex Stout. Archie Goodwin is one of the great voices of American literature and I rather effortlessly channeled his voice for this mystery--perhaps with assists from Timothy Hutton and William Shatner (yes, Captain Kirk did a Nero Wolfe pilot before he was promoted--you can see it on YouTube). I suspect Mr. Hutton studied his performance when he rehearsed for the A&E version, but I might be wrong. Lionel Stander also played Archie, and his gruff voice would probably be more suitable for my character Goody. Ultimately, though, this is Rex Stout's voice, because I read most of the Nero Wolfe books as a young man. I suppose it says something about me that I've spent much of my life with Archie's voice in my head--possibly to my detriment!
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AuthorI am the author of more than fifteen novels. I was born and raised in Virginia, where I currently reside. I was First-Place Winner of the Hollins Literary Festival a number of years ago. Among the judges were Thomas (Little Big Man) Berger and R.M.W. Dillard, poet and husband of the writer Annie Dillard. Along with my wife, I have rescued and maintained 22 stray cats, which should tell you something about me (good and bad). Permanently addicted to writing, I have just posted the 9th book in the Ari Ciminon (The 56th Man) Series. Archives
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