- Click here or scroll down for the list of titles chronologically
- Click here for a PRINTER-FRIENDLY CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF CORPUS TITLES
- Click here to go to the list of titles in alphabetic order.
- Click here to view Rex Stout's handwritten writing record beginning with the novella "Before I Die," October 12, 1946
- To view book cover & magazine art,
synopses, reviews, quotations, etc., click any book title below.
- Many of the "cover art" pages have some truly interesting factoids, images of documents from the Rex Stout archives, etc.
- Click here or scroll to the bottom of this page to see the key to magazine title abbreviations
- Don't forget to stop by the Corpus Summary Page for more information and links.
- Also see:
- Foreign Printings page for listings of some foreign language printings. The images of cover scans of foreign printings are displayed on each title's page, not on the foreign printings page.
- Rex Stout's own typed list of the languages in which Nero Wolfe stories had been printed through 1972.
- Wikipedia.org for additional details of publication history and other data about each book.
- the Anthologies Page for information on which of the novels and novellas are included in which anthology. They are also indicated in the Alternate Titles/Other Information column below (preceded by the phrase, "Also in:").
To enhance income generation, Mr. Stout, as Archie's agent, arranged for magazine publication of the novellas prior to their release in book format, and sometimes after publication as well. The names & dates of many magazine printings are noted below. In addition, we have some illustrations and covers from magazines. They are located on the page of cover art scans for the book publication for the novel or novella collection.
In addition, the Nero Wolfe saga was reprinted throughout the world and some foreign printings were "re-titled." We have listed those British titles that confound the collector and, where available, included, on the title's page cover art page,
scans from overseas printings. Full priting history of each book and novella is documented on www.wikipedia.org (separate page for each book).
Chronological Listing
(Anthology collections are listed using the publication date of the Viking anthology, rather than the date of the oldest novellas in a magaizine.)| Year | Book Title | Novella Title | Abbr* | Magazine Pub.** | Alternate Titles/Anthology Printings |
| 1934 | Fer-de-Lance | FERD | AM 1934: Nov. | Mag. Pub.: Point of Death Some Printings: Meet Nero Wolfe Movie: Meet Nero Wolfe Also in: Royal Flush (1965); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995) |
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| 1935 | League of Frightened Men, The | LEAG | Sep 1935: June 15, 22, 29;
Jul 6, 13, 20 |
Mag. Pub.: Frightened Men, The Also in The Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1944); Full House (1955) |
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| 1936 | Rubber Band, The | BAND | SEP 1936: Feb 28, Mar 6, 14, 21, 29; Apr 4 | Hillman Printing: To Kill Again Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961) |
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| 1937 | Red Box, The | REDB | AM 1936: Dec, 1937: Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr. (serialized in 5 issues) | Mag. Pub.: Case of the Red Box, The Also in The Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1944) |
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| 1938 | Too Many Cooks | COOK | AM 1938: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug | Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969) | |
| 1939 | Some Buried Caesar | CAES | AM 1938: Dec | Dell MapBack Printing: The Red Bull Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958) |
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| 1940 | Over My Dead Body | OVER | AM 1939: Sep | ||
| 1940 | Where There's a Will | WILL | AM 1940: May | Mag. Pub. (abridged): Sisters in Trouble | |
| 1942 | Black Orchids | BORC | |||
| 1942 | Black Orchids | Black Orchids | orch | AM 1941: Aug | Mag. Pub.: Case of the Black Orchids, The Mag. Pub.: Death Wears an Orchid Also in: Nero Wolfe Primer (2002) |
| 1942 | Black Orchids | Cordially Invited to Meet Death | cord | AM 1942: Apr | Mag. Pub.: Invitation to Murder-- Do not confuse this with the novella entitled "Invitation To Murder" in Three Men Out -- the name was reused. |
| 1944 | Not Quite Dead Enough | NQDE | |||
| 1944 | Not Quite Dead Enough | Not Quite Dead Enough | notq | AM 1942: Dec | |
| 1944 | Not Quite Dead Enough | Booby Trap | trap | AM 1944: Aug | |
| 1946 | Silent Speaker, The | SLNT | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) | ||
| 1947 | Too Many Women | WOMN | Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958) | ||
| 1948 | And Be A Villain | ANDB | British Title: More Deaths Than One Also in: Full House (1955); Triple Zeck (1974); The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975); Nero Wolfe Primer (2002) |
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| 1949 | Second Confession, The | SCND | Also in: Triple Zeck (1974); The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975) | ||
| 1949 | Trouble in Triplicate | TRUB | |||
| 1949 | Trouble in Triplicate | Before I Die | befo | AM 1947: Apr | Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958) |
| 1949 | Trouble in Triplicate | Instead of Evidence | inst | AM 1946: May | Mag. Pub.: Murder on Tuesday Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958) |
| 1949 | Trouble in Triplicate | Help Wanted, Male | help | AM 1945: Jun | Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958) |
| 1950 | In the Best Families | BEST | British Title: Even in the Best Families Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961); Triple Zeck (1974) |
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| 1950 | Three Doors to Death | DETH | |||
| 1950 | Three Doors to Death | Man Alive | mana | AM 1947: Dec | Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961) |
| 1950 | Three Doors to Death | Door to Death | door | AM 1949: Jun | Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961) |
| 1950 | Three Doors to Death | Omit Flowers | omit | AM 1948: Nov | Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961) |
| 1951 | Curtains for Three | CURT | |||
| 1951 | Curtains for Three | Bullet for One | bult | AM 1948: Jul | Also in: Full House (1955) |
| 1951 | Curtains for Three | Disguise for Murder | disg | AM 1950: Sep | Mag. Pub.: Twisted Scarf, The Mag. Pub.: Affair of the Twisted Scarf, The Also in: Full House (1955) |
| 1951 | Curtains for Three | Gun with Wings, The | gunw | AM 1949: Dec | Also in: Full House (1955) |
| 1951 | Murder by the Book | MURD | Also in: Royal Flush (1965) | ||
| 1952 | Prisoner's Base | BASE | British Title: Out Goes She | ||
| 1952 | Triple Jeopardy | JEPD | |||
| 1952 | Triple Jeopardy | Squirt and the Monkey, The | sqrt | AM 1951: Aug | Mag. Pub.: See No Evil (AM, Aug, 1951) Mag. Pub.: Dazzle Dan Murder, The (EQMM, July 1966) Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969) |
| 1952 | Triple Jeopardy | Cop Killer, The | copk | AM 1951: Feb | Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969) |
| 1952 | Triple Jeopardy) | Home to Roost | home | AM 1952: Jan | Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969) |
| 1953 | Golden Spiders, The | GOLD | |||
| 1954 | Black Mountain, The | BLCK | Also in: Three Trumps (1973) | ||
| 1954 | Three Men Out | TOUT | |||
| 1954 | Three Men Out | Zero Clue, The | zero | AM 1953: Dec | Mag. Pub.: Scared to Death |
| 1954 | Three Men Out | This Won't Kill You | this | AM 1952: Sep | Mag. Pub.: This Will Kill You Mag. Pub.: World Series Murder |
| 1954 | Three Men Out | Invitation to Murder | invi | AM 1953: Aug | Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder |
| 1955 | Before Midnight | MIDN | Also in: Three Trumps (1973) | ||
| 1956 | Might As Well Be Dead | MIGHT | Also in: Three Aces (1971); Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995) | ||
| 1956 | Three Witnesses | WITN | |||
| 1956 | Three Witnesses | Die Like a Dog | diel | AM 1954: Dec | Mag. Pub.: Dog in the Daytime, A Mag. Pub.: Body in the Hall, The Also in: Royal Flush (1965) |
| 1956 | Three Witnesses | When A Man Murders | when | AM 1954: May | Also in: Royal Flush (1965) |
| 1956 | Three Witnesses | Next Witness, The | next | AM 1955: May | Mag. Pub.: Last Witness, The Also in: Royal Flush (1965) |
| 1957 | If Death Ever Slept | SLPT | Also in: Three Trumps (1973); Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) | ||
| 1957 | Three for the Chair | CHAI | |||
| 1957 | Three for the Chair | Window for Death, A | wind | AM 1956: May | Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Vanishing Clue |
| 1957 | Three for the Chair | Too Many Detectives | dets | COLL 1956: Sep. 14 | |
| 1957 | Three for the Chair | Immune to Murder | immu | AM 1955: Nov | Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder |
| 1958 | And Four to Go | FOUR | British Title: Crime and Again | ||
| 1958 | And Four to Go | Murder is No Joke | joke | SEP 1958: Jun 21, 28; Jul 5 | Mag. Pub.: Frame Up for Murder (expanded version with alternate characterization; also reprinted in Death Times Three) |
| 1958 | And Four to Go | Fourth of July Picnic | july | LOOK 1957: Jul 9 EQMM 1965: Aug |
Mag. Pub.: The Fourth of July Picnic Mag. Pub.: The Labor Union Murder |
| 1958 | And Four to Go | Easter Parade | east | LOOK 1957: Apr 16 | Mag. Pub.: Easter Parade Murder, The |
| 1958 | And Four to Go | Christmas Party | xmas | COLL 1957: Jan. 4 EQMM 1965: Jan |
Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party Murder, The Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party-Murder, The |
| 1958 | Champagne for One | CHAM | Also in: Nero Wolfe Primer (2002); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995) | ||
| 1959 | Plot It Yourself | PLOT | British Title: Murder in Style Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969) |
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| 1960 | Three at Wolfe's Door | TAWD | |||
| 1960 | Three at Wolfe's Door | Rodeo Murder, The | rode | ARG 1961: Jan | Mag. Pub.: Penthouse Murder Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) |
| 1960 | Three at Wolfe's Door | Poison a la Carte | pois | EQMM 1968: April | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) |
| 1960 | Three at Wolfe's Door | Method Three for Murder | meth | SEP 1960: Jan 30; Feb 6, 13 | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) |
| 1960 | Too Many Clients | CLIE | Also in: Three Aces (1971) | ||
| 1961 | Final Deduction, The | FINL | Also in: Three Aces (1971) | ||
| 1962 | Homicide Trinity | HOMI | |||
| 1962 | Homicide Trinity | Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Mo | eeny | EQMM 1962: Mar | |
| 1962 | Homicide Trinity | Death of a Demon | demn | SEP 1961: June 10, 17, 24 | Mag. Pub.: Gun Puzzle, The |
| 1962 | Homicide Trinity | Counterfeit for Murder | coun | SEP 1961: Jan 14, 21, 28 | Mag. Pub.: The Counterfeiter's Knife (similar plot to Assault on a Brownstone in Death Time Three) |
| 1962 | Gambit | GAMB | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) | ||
| 1963 | Mother Hunt, The | MAMA | Also in: A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995) | ||
| 1964 | Trio for Blunt Instruments | TRIO | |||
| 1964 | Trio for Blunt Instruments | Murder is Corny | corn | EQMM 1978: Sep | First published April, 1964 in Trio for Blunt Instruments. It was last novella and the only one not first published in a magazine before book publication. |
| 1964 | Trio for Blunt Instruments | Kill Now — Pay Later | kill | SEP 1961: Dec 9, 16, 23/30 | |
| 1964 | Trio for Blunt Instruments | Blood Will Tell | bloo | EQMM 1963: Dec | |
| 1964 | Right To Die, A | RGHT | |||
| 1965 | Doorbell Rang, The | RANG | Also in: The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975) | ||
| 1966 | Death of a Doxy | DOXY | ARG 1967: Jan | ||
| 1968 | Father Hunt, The | FATH | |||
| 1969 | Death of a Dude | DUDE | |||
| 1973 | Please Pass the Guilt | PASS | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) | ||
| 1975 | Family Affair, A | FAMA | Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983) | ||
| 1977 | Corsage (CORS) | Bitter End | bitt | AM 1940: Nov | |
| 1985 | Death Times Three | TIME | |||
| 1985 | Death Times Three | Frame Up for Murder | fram | SEP 1958: June 21, 28; Jul 5 | Murder is No Joke in And Four to Go (shortened version with alternate characterization) |
| 1985 | Death Times Three | Bitter End | bitt | re-working of Stout's Tecumseh Fox book, Bad for Business | |
| 1985 | Death Times Three | Assault on a Brownstone | brwn | similar plot to Counterfeit for Murder |
