<<Question # 1
What sub-genre do Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe novels/stories fit
into? Is
there any way they could be considered
"hard-boiled"?>>
I call them "midboiled".
<<Question # 2
Is Sherlock Holmes a P.I.? Why/why not?>>
Unequivocally yes. He is a professional detective in business
by
himself. That's a P.I.
<<Question # 3
Is there / could there be such a thing as a hard-boiled
police
procedural?>>
Yes. There are many examples, such as Chester Himes's Harlem
novels; Joe
Gores's DKA Files novels (they are not _police_ procedurals,
but the
agency works as an institution); Charles Willeford's Hoke
Mosely series;
several of Elmore Leonard's novels; the Ellroy novels
featuring Lloyd
Hopkins; Joseph Wambaugh's novels; etc. etc.
Regards,
Mario Taboada
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