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

3.97 · 17162 Ratings · 1309 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

The League of Frightened Men

4.09 · 8155 Ratings · 493 Reviews · published 1935 · 98 editions

Paul Chapin’s college cronies never quite forgave …

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Book 3

The Rubber Band

The Rubber Band

4.10 · 4489 Ratings · 329 Reviews · published 1936 · 81 editions

What do a Wild West lynching and a respected Engli…

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Book 4

The Red Box

4.12 · 4637 Ratings · 303 Reviews · published 1937 · 91 editions

A woman is dead, and the fortunes of overextended …

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Book 5

Too Many Cooks

4.09 · 6310 Ratings · 440 Reviews · published 1938 · 78 editions

The guest of honor at a gathering of the greatest …

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Book 6

Some Buried Caesar

Some Buried Caesar

4.18 · 6819 Ratings · 499 Reviews · published 1938 · 98 editions

An automobile accident strands Nero Wolfe and Arch…

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Book 7

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

4.10 · 5379 Ratings · 316 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

Where There's a Will

4.13 · 3757 Ratings · 244 Reviews · published 1940 · 76 editions

While investigating the bizarre will of the late m…

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Book 9

Black Orchids

4.16 · 6267 Ratings · 361 Reviews · published 1942 · 2 editions

Two great Nero Wolfe novellas narrated for you by …

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Book 10

Not Quite Dead Enough

Not Quite Dead Enough

4.07 · 4436 Ratings · 288 Reviews · published 1944 · 2 editions

Two Nero Wolfe novellas for the price of one! The …

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Book 11

The Silent Speaker

The Silent Speaker

4.19 · 4390 Ratings · 256 Reviews · published 1946 · 85 editions

When a powerful government official scheduled to s…

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Book 12

Too Many Women

4.12 · 3755 Ratings · 231 Reviews · published 1947 · 51 editions

Celebrated sleuth Nero Wolfe is renowned for crack…

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Book 13

And Be a Villain

And Be a Villain

4.17 · 5596 Ratings · 328 Reviews · published 1948 · 75 editions

Radio talk-show host Madeline Fraser's worst night…

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Book 14

Trouble in Triplicate

Trouble in Triplicate

4.16 · 3267 Ratings · 161 Reviews · published 1949 · 55 editions

A triumvirate of novellas make up this great read:…

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Book 15

The Second Confession

The Second Confession

4.18 · 3671 Ratings · 236 Reviews · published 1949 · 84 editions

When a millionaire businessman hires Nero Wolfe to…

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Book 16

Three Doors to Death

Three Doors to Death

4.13 · 3613 Ratings · 177 Reviews · published 1950 · 52 editions

Three cases bring perplexing challenges to Nero Wo…

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Book 17

In the Best Families

In the Best Families

4.30 · 4809 Ratings · 326 Reviews · published 1950 · 73 editions

The aging millionairess has a question: where is h…

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Book 18

Curtains for Three

Curtains for Three

4.15 · 2718 Ratings · 154 Reviews · published 1950 · 37 editions

Three clever murderers challenge Nero Wolfe in cas…

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Book 19

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

4.18 · 4285 Ratings · 292 Reviews · published 1951 · 75 editions

It wasn't Leonard Dykes's writing style that offen…

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Book 20

Triple Jeopardy

Triple Jeopardy

4.14 · 2434 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 1951 · 38 editions

TRIPLE JEOPARDY
NERO WOLFE SOLVES THREE CRIME PUZZL…

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Book 21

Prisoner's Base

Prisoner's Base

4.20 · 3642 Ratings · 227 Reviews · published 1952 · 1 edition

When Priscilla Eads, heiress to the fortune of a c…

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Book 22

The Golden Spiders

The Golden Spiders

4.10 · 4966 Ratings · 271 Reviews · 86 editions

Nero Wolfe was almost as famous for his wealthy cl…

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Book 23

Three Men Out

4.15 · 2502 Ratings · 138 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

The Black Mountain

4.04 · 3406 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 1954 · 60 editions

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780553272918

Vowin…

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Book 25

Before Midnight

Before Midnight

4.09 · 3450 Ratings · 204 Reviews · published 1955 · 59 editions

Cheaters never prosper, but Nero Wolfe encounters …

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Book 26

Three Witnesses

Three Witnesses

4.21 · 3374 Ratings · 166 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

Might as Well Be Dead

4.21 · 3277 Ratings · 236 Reviews · published 1956 · 70 editions

Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman Jam…

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Book 28

Three for the Chair

Three for the Chair

4.13 · 2760 Ratings · 133 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

If Death Ever Slept

4.08 · 3325 Ratings · 202 Reviews · published 1957 · 73 editions

Millionaire Otis Jarrell can't even trust his fami…

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Book 30

And Four to Go

4.14 · 3642 Ratings · 214 Reviews · published 1958 · 47 editions

Four novellas:
Christmas Party: Archie Goodwin is i…

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Book 31

Champagne for One

Champagne for One

4.12 · 3869 Ratings · 233 Reviews · published 1958 · 86 editions

Faith Usher had a decidedly morbid personality. Sh…

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Book 32

Plot it Yourself

Plot it Yourself

4.19 · 3088 Ratings · 204 Reviews · published 1959 · 63 editions

AMAZING COPY LOOKS AS IF IT WAS NEVER OPENED!TANNE…

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Book 33

Three at Wolfe's Door

Three at Wolfe's Door

4.10 · 2561 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 1960 · 9 editions

In Three at Wolfe's Door, death comes a-calling no…

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Book 34

Too Many Clients

Too Many Clients

4.21 · 3330 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 1960 · 42 editions

A bidding war for his services interrupts Nero Wol…

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Book 35

The Final Deduction

The Final Deduction

4.21 · 2631 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1961 · 47 editions

When the seemingly safe return of an abducted mill…

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Book 36

Homicide Trinity

Homicide Trinity

4.24 · 3473 Ratings · 163 Reviews · published 1962 · 38 editions

It’s a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wol…

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Book 37

Gambit

4.22 · 3568 Ratings · 196 Reviews · published 1962 · 44 editions

Miss Sarah Blount, better known as Sally, has come…

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Book 38

The Mother Hunt

The Mother Hunt

4.21 · 3199 Ratings · 160 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

Trio for Blunt Instruments

4.18 · 2690 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 1964 · 21 editions

If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever…

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Book 40

A Right to Die

4.11 · 3091 Ratings · 210 Reviews · published 1964 · 66 editions

When a bright young heiress with a flair for roman…

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Book 41

The Doorbell Rang

The Doorbell Rang

4.22 · 5863 Ratings · 467 Reviews · published 1965 · 107 editions

Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bot…

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Book 42

Death of a Doxy

Death of a Doxy

4.18 · 4191 Ratings · 196 Reviews · published 1966 · 64 editions

When an old acquaintance and fellow P.I. is accuse…

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Book 43

The Father Hunt

The Father Hunt

4.11 · 2767 Ratings · 179 Reviews · published 1968 · 56 editions

Hired to locate Amy Denovo's long-lost father, Ner…

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Book 44

Death of a Dude

Death of a Dude

3.97 · 2825 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 1969 · 59 editions

Sedentary sleuth Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Arch…

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Book 45

Please Pass the Guilt

Please Pass the Guilt

4.03 · 2886 Ratings · 197 Reviews · published 1973 · 27 editions

A Mets fan with a phony name and a millionaire cli…

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Book 46

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

4.18 · 3131 Ratings · 225 Reviews · published 1975 · 13 editions

When a bomb kills his favorite waiter from his fav…

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Book 47

Death Times Three

Death Times Three

4.08 · 1969 Ratings · 115 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

Fer-de-Lance/The League of Frightened Men

4.21 · 727 Ratings · 59 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

The Rubber Band/The Red Box

4.33 · 874 Ratings · 62 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

4.44 · 454 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

Black Orchids/The Silent Speaker

4.20 · 251 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1941 · 4 editions

A NERO WOLFE SPECIAL EDITION—TWO COMPLETE MYSTERIE…

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