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Nero Wolfe Series

47 primary works • 51 total works
Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the detective genius. Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's residence, a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street, …

Book 1

Fer-de-Lance
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3.97 · 16516 Ratings · 1249 Reviews · published 1934 · 135 editions
As any herpetologist will tell you, the fer-de-lan…

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    Book 2

    The League of Frightened Men
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    4.09     · 7895 Ratings · 466 Reviews · published 1935 · 96 editions
    Paul Chapin’s college cronies never quite forgave …

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    Book 3

    The Rubber Band
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    4.10     · 4361 Ratings · 317 Reviews · published 1936 · 4 editions
    What do a Wild West lynching and a respected Engli…

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    Book 4

    The Red Box
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    4.12     · 4458 Ratings · 292 Reviews · published 1937 · 41 editions
    A woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended …

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    Book 5

    Too Many Cooks
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    4.10     · 6149 Ratings · 422 Reviews · published 1938 · 77 editions
    The guest of honor at a gathering of the greatest …

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    Book 6

    Some Buried Caesar
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    4.18     · 6607 Ratings · 476 Reviews · published 1938 · 1 edition
    An automobile accident strands Nero Wolfe and Arch…

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    Book 7

    Over My Dead Body
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    4.10     · 5182 Ratings · 297 Reviews · published 1940 · 86 editions
    When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some mis…

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    Book 8

    Where There's a Will
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    4.13     · 3622 Ratings · 229 Reviews · published 1940 · 76 editions
    While investigating the bizarre will of the late m…

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    Book 9

    Black Orchids - A Nero Wolfe Novella
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    4.16     · 6066 Ratings · 345 Reviews · published 1942 · 42 editions
    Two great Nero Wolfe novellas narrated for you by …

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    Book 10

    Not Quite Dead Enough - a Nero Wolfe Novella
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    4.06     · 4251 Ratings · 274 Reviews · published 1944 · 1 edition
    Two Nero Wolfe novellas for the price of one! The …

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    Book 11

    The Silent Speaker
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    4.18     · 4239 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 1946 · 83 editions
    When a powerful government official scheduled to s…

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    Book 12

    Too Many Women
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    4.12     · 3593 Ratings · 220 Reviews · published 1947 · 2 editions
    Celebrated sleuth Nero Wolfe is renowned for crack…

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    Book 13

    And Be a Villain
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    4.17     · 5460 Ratings · 314 Reviews · published 1948 · 3 editions
    Radio talk-show host Madeline Fraser's worst night…

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    Book 14

    Trouble in Triplicate
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    4.15     · 3142 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1949 · 58 editions
    A triumvirate of novellas make up this great read:…

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    Book 15

    The Second Confession
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    4.17     · 3549 Ratings · 220 Reviews · published 1949 · 1 edition
    When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to…

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    Book 16

    Three Doors to Death
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    4.13     · 3496 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 1950 · 35 editions
    Three cases bring perplexing challenges to Nero Wo…

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    Book 17

    In the Best Families
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    4.30     · 4640 Ratings · 302 Reviews · published 1950 · 73 editions
    The aging millionairess has a question: where is h…

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    Book 18

    Curtains for Three
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    4.14     · 2615 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 1950 · 1 edition
    Three clever murderers challenge Nero Wolfe in cas…

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    Book 19

    Murder by the Book
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    4.17     · 4136 Ratings · 277 Reviews · published 1951 · 71 editions
    It wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offen…

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    Book 20

    Triple Jeopardy
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    4.14     · 2303 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 1951 · 24 editions
    Don't tempt Nero Wolfe to find the culprit. When f…

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    Book 21

    Prisoner's Base
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    4.20     · 3526 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 1952 · 2 editions
    When Priscilla Eads, heiress to the fortune of a c…

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    Book 22

    The Golden Spiders
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    4.10     · 4709 Ratings · 254 Reviews · published 1953 · 86 editions
    Nero Wolfe was almost as famous for his wealthy cl…

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    Book 23

    Three Men Out
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    4.14     · 2405 Ratings · 132 Reviews · published 1954 · 46 editions
    A trio of mystery cases not to be missed by Nero W…

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    Book 24

    The Black Mountain
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    4.04     · 3294 Ratings · 286 Reviews · published 1954 · 58 editions
    Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780553272918

    Vowin…

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    Book 25

    Before Midnight
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    4.08     · 3329 Ratings · 197 Reviews · published 1955 · 59 editions
    Cheaters never prosper, but Nero Wolfe encounters …

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    Book 26

    Three Witnesses
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    4.20     · 3272 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 1956 · 44 editions
    In three cases--a millionaire who writes his own d…

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    Book 27

    Might as Well Be Dead
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    4.21     · 3151 Ratings · 228 Reviews · published 1956 · 63 editions
    Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman Jam…

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    Book 28

    Three for the Chair
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    4.13     · 2684 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 1957 · 49 editions
    An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.…

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    Book 29

    If Death Ever Slept
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    4.08     · 3205 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 1957 · 72 editions
    Millionaire Otis Jarrell can't even trust his fami…

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    Book 30

    And Four to Go
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    4.14     · 3488 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 1958 · 44 editions
    Four novellas:
    Christmas Party: Archie Goodwin is i…

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    Book 31

    Champagne for One
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    4.12     · 3743 Ratings · 223 Reviews · published 1958 · 87 editions
    Faith Usher had a decidedly morbid personality. Sh…

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    Book 32

    Plot it Yourself
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    4.19     · 2961 Ratings · 195 Reviews · published 1959 · 61 editions
    AMAZING COPY LOOKS AS IF IT WAS NEVER OPENED!TANNE…

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    Book 33

    Three at Wolfe's Door
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    4.09     · 2471 Ratings · 114 Reviews · published 1960 · 48 editions
    In Three at Wolfe's Door, death comes a-calling no…

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    Book 34

    Too Many Clients
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    4.20     · 3240 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 1960 · 42 editions
    A bidding war for his services interrupts Nero Wol…

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    Book 35

    The Final Deduction
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    4.21     · 2533 Ratings · 146 Reviews · published 1961 · 48 editions
    When the seemingly safe return of an abducted mill…

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    Book 36

    Homicide Trinity
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    4.24     · 3377 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 1962 · 1 edition
    It’s a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wol…

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    Book 37

    Gambit
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    4.22     · 3428 Ratings · 187 Reviews · published 1962 · 1 edition
    Miss Sarah Blount, better known as Sally, has come…

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    Book 38

    The Mother Hunt
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    4.20     · 3108 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 1963 · 54 editions
    When an abandoned baby is left on her doorstep, th…

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    Book 39

    Trio for Blunt Instruments
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    4.17     · 2596 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1963 · 32 editions
    If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever…

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    Book 40

    A Right to Die
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    4.10     · 2982 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 1964 · 2 editions
    When a bright young heiress with a flair for roman…

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    Book 41

    The Doorbell Rang
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    4.22     · 5710 Ratings · 449 Reviews · published 1965 · 3 editions
    Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bot…

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    Book 42

    Death of a Doxy
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    4.17     · 4059 Ratings · 181 Reviews · published 1966 · 1 edition
    When an old acquaintance and fellow P.I. is accuse…

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    Book 43

    The Father Hunt
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    4.10     · 2670 Ratings · 169 Reviews · published 1968 · 57 editions
    Hired to locate Amy Denovo's long-lost father, Ner…

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    Book 44

    Death of a Dude
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    3.96     · 2730 Ratings · 185 Reviews · published 1969 · 20 editions
    Sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Arch…

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    Book 45

    Please Pass the Guilt
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    4.01     · 2732 Ratings · 185 Reviews · published 1973 · 48 editions
    A Mets fan with a phony name and a millionaire cli…

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    Book 46

    A Family Affair
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    4.18     · 3007 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 1975 · 43 editions
    When a bomb kills his favorite waiter from his fav…

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    Book 47

    Death Times Three
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    4.08     · 1889 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 1985 · 22 editions
    This collection showcases Nero Wolfe’s uncanny cri…

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    Book 1-2

    Fer-de-Lance/The League of Frightened Men
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    4.22     · 712 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2008 · 12 editions
    A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of Am…

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    Book 3-4

    The Rubber Band/The Red Box
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    4.32     · 838 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions
    A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of Am…

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    Book 13, 15, 17

    Triple Zeck
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    4.44     · 447 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1974 · 9 editions
    502 pages Viking Adult (May 22, 1974) English

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    Book 9, 11

    Black Orchids/The Silent Speaker
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    4.20     · 246 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1941 · 4 editions
    A NERO WOLFE SPECIAL EDITION—TWO COMPLETE MYSTERIE…

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