How Like A God

STAIRWAY TO HOMICIDE

Unpublished for more than 50 years, HOW LIKE A GOD is the earliest masterpiece by an author who would later be named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and become world famous for creating one of the most enduring characters in the mystery genre.

In the shadowy stairwell of a New York City brownstone, a man stealthily begins to climb. In the pocket of his coat, a loaded revolver. At the top of the stairs, a woman he intends to kill. But who…?

This extraordinary novel by Rex Stout, the legendary creator of Nero Wolfe, is a psychological thriller like none you have ever read. As William Sidney climbs the stairs, you’ll dive deep into his troubled past, uncovering scandalous secrets and deceptions. And all the while, step by creeping step, he draws closer to a shocking act of violence…“A complete, clearly defined and well-balanced picture of a psychotic life…an undeniable success.”
·         New York Times
 
“Real and exciting…an unusual book.”
·         Clifton Fadiman
 
“A fascinating piece of work [by] a fluent master of his art.”
·         New York Herald Tribune
 
“Rex Stout’s debut novel prefigures Jim Thompson more than Nero Wolfe.  You’ve never experienced anything quite like it.”
·         Max Allan Collins


“Dramatic... gripping and sometimes eerie.”
·         Booklist


‘Perfect for fans who thought reading Wolfe’s case files over and over told them all there was to know about their creator.’
·         Kirkus Reviews


‘It has a noir Gatsby, Catcher, feel to it.’
·         SF Book Reviews


"Stout here has created one of the very earliest psychological suspense novels, one which still holds up well almost one hundred years later."
·         Deadly PleasuresRex Todhunter Stout (1886 – 1975) was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe and assistant Archie Goodwin. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. Rex passed away in 1975.