Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective created by American novelist Rex Stout. The series is narrated by Nero’s assistant, Archie Goodwin. The series has been adapted into movies and television, including Meet Nero Wolfe in 1936 (adapted from Fer-de-Lance), The League of Frightened Men in 1937, several made-for-TV movies and the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, among others.

Rex Stout created the Nero Wolfe character in 1934. Below is a list of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout Books

Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe(1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The League of Frightened Men(1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rubber Band / To Kill Again(1936)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Red Box / Case of the Red Box(1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Too Many Cooks(1938)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull(1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over My Dead Body(1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Where There's a Will(1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Orchids(1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Not Quite Dead Enough(1944)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Silent Speaker(1946)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Too Many Women(1947)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One(1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trouble in Triplicate(1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Second Confession(1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families(1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three Doors to Death / Door to Death(1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Curtains for Three(1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder by the Book(1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes(1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Triple Jeopardy(1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Golden Spiders(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Mountain(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three Men Out(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Before Midnight(1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Might as Well Be Dead(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three Witnesses(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
If Death Ever Slept(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three for the Chair(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
And Four to Go / Crime and Again(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Champagne for One(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three at Wolfe's Door(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Too Many Clients(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Deduction(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Homicide Trinity(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gambit(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mother Hunt(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trio for Blunt Instruments(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Right to Die(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Doorbell Rang(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Doxy(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Father Hunt(1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Dude(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Please Pass The Guilt(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Family Affair(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Times Three(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Nero Wolfe Short Stories/Novellas

Bitter End(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Disguise for Murder / The Twisted Scarf(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Booby Trap(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cordially Invited to Meet Death(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Drive: And Other Stories(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and FLO! / Eeny Meeny Murder Mo(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Nero Wolfe Mysteries by Robert Goldsborough Books

(By: Robert Goldsborough, Rex Stout)

Murder in E Minor(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death on Deadline(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bloodied Ivy(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Coincidence(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fade to Black(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silver Spire(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Missing Chapter(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Archie Meets Nero Wolfe(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in the Ball Park(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Archie in the Crosshairs(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stop the Presses!(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder, Stage Left(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Battered Badge(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of an Art Collector(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Archie Goes Home(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trouble at the Brownstone(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Missing Heiress(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: Fer-de-Lance was also published as Meet Nero Wolfe. The Rubber Band was also titled To Kill Again. The Red Box is also known as Case of the Red Box. Some Buried Caesar was also published as The Red Bull. And Be a Villain was also titled More Deaths Than One. Even in the Best Families was also titled In the Best Families. Three Doors to Death was also titled Door to Death. Prisoner’s Base was also titled Out She Goes. And Four to Go was also published as Crime And Again. Plot It Yourself is also known as Murder in Style.

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One Response to “Order of Nero Wolfe Books”

  1. cepsluvr: 9 years ago

    Prisoner’s Base was actually published as Out Goes She, and since all the other “threesomes” are included in the main list, why not Three at Wolfe’s Door?

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