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Rex Stout Books in Order

Find every Rex Stout book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 6 series

American author Rex Stout is best known for the Nero Wolfe detective series. His books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of the mystery genre. This page provides the Rex Stout books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Rex Stout Books in Chronological Order

1913 Her Forbidden Knight POoSN / 1 Buy
1914 Under the Andes POoSN / 2 Buy
1914 A Prize for Princes POoSN / 3 Buy
1916 The Great Legend POoSN / 4 Buy
1929 How Like a God POoSN / 5 Buy
1930 Seed on the Wind POoSN / 6 Buy
1931 Golden Remedy POoSN / 7 Buy
1933 Forest Fire POoSN / 8 Buy
1934 Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe POoNWbRSB / 1 Buy
1934 The President Vanishes POoSN / 9 Buy
1935 The League of Frightened Men POoNWbRSB / 2 Buy
1935 O Careless Love! POoSN / 10 Buy
1936 The Rubber Band / To Kill Again POoNWbRSB / 3 Buy
1937 The Red Box / Case of the Red Box POoNWbRSB / 4 Buy
1937 The Hand in the Glove / Crime on Her Hands POoSN / 11 Buy
1938 Too Many Cooks POoNWbRSB / 5 Buy
1939 Double for Death POoTFB / 1 Buy
1939 Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull POoNWbRSB / 6 Buy
1939 Mr. Cinderella POoSN / 12 Buy
1939 The Mountain Cat Murders / The Mountain Cat POoSN / 13 Buy
1939 Red Threads POoSN / 14 Buy
1940 Bad for Business POoTFB / 2 Buy
1940 Over My Dead Body POoNWbRSB / 7 Buy
1940 Where There's a Will POoNWbRSB / 8 Buy
1941 The Broken Vase POoTFB / 3 Buy
1941 The Sound of Murder / Alphabet Hicks POoSN / 15 Buy
1942 Black Orchids POoNWbRSB / 9 Buy
1944 Not Quite Dead Enough POoNWbRSB / 10 Buy
1946 The Silent Speaker POoNWbRSB / 11 Buy
1947 Too Many Women POoNWbRSB / 12 Buy
1948 And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One POoNWbRSB / 13 Buy
1949 Trouble in Triplicate POoNWbRSB / 14 Buy
1949 The Second Confession POoNWbRSB / 15 Buy
1950 Disguise for Murder / The Twisted Scarf POoNWSS / 1 Buy
1950 Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families POoNWbRSB / 16 Buy
1950 Three Doors to Death / Door to Death POoNWbRSB / 17 Buy
1951 Curtains for Three POoNWbRSB / 18 Buy
1951 Murder by the Book POoNWbRSB / 19 Buy
1952 Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes POoNWbRSB / 20 Buy
1952 Triple Jeopardy POoNWbRSB / 21 Buy
1953 The Golden Spiders POoNWbRSB / 22 Buy
1954 The Black Mountain POoNWbRSB / 23 Buy
1954 Three Men Out POoNWbRSB / 24 Buy
1955 Before Midnight POoNWbRSB / 25 Buy
1956 Might as Well Be Dead POoNWbRSB / 26 Buy
1956 Three Witnesses POoNWbRSB / 27 Buy
1957 If Death Ever Slept POoNWbRSB / 28 Buy
1957 Three for the Chair POoNWbRSB / 29 Buy
1958 And Four to Go / Crime and Again POoNWbRSB / 30 Buy
1958 Champagne for One POoNWbRSB / 31 Buy
1959 Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style POoNWbRSB / 32 Buy
1960 Three at Wolfe's Door POoNWbRSB / 33 Buy
1960 Too Many Clients POoNWbRSB / 34 Buy
1961 The Final Deduction POoNWbRSB / 35 Buy
1962 Homicide Trinity POoNWbRSB / 36 Buy
1962 Gambit POoNWbRSB / 37 Buy
1963 The Mother Hunt POoNWbRSB / 38 Buy
1964 Trio for Blunt Instruments POoNWbRSB / 39 Buy
1964 A Right to Die POoNWbRSB / 40 Buy
1965 The Doorbell Rang POoNWbRSB / 41 Buy
1966 Death of a Doxy POoNWbRSB / 42 Buy
1968 The Father Hunt POoNWbRSB / 43 Buy
1969 The Nero Wolfe Cookbook POoNB / 1 Buy
1969 Death of a Dude POoNWbRSB / 44 Buy
1973 Please Pass The Guilt POoNWbRSB / 45 Buy
1975 A Family Affair POoNWbRSB / 46 Buy
1977 Corsage POoSSC / 1 Buy
1977 Justice Ends At Home and Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
1985 Death Times Three POoNWbRSB / 47 Buy
1997 Bitter End POoNWSS / 2 Buy
1997 Target Practice POoSSC / 3 Buy
2000 An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories POoSSC / 4 Buy
2013 Booby Trap POoNWSS / 3 Buy
2014 Cordially Invited to Meet Death POoNWSS / 4 Buy
2015 The Last Drive: And Other Stories POoNWSS / 5 Buy
2015 Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and FLO! / Eeny Meeny Murder Mo POoNWSS / 6 Buy

Rex Stout Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe 1934 Buy
02 The League of Frightened Men 1935 Buy
03 The Rubber Band / To Kill Again 1936 Buy
04 The Red Box / Case of the Red Box 1937 Buy
05 Too Many Cooks 1938 Buy
06 Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull 1939 Buy
07 Over My Dead Body 1940 Buy
08 Where There's a Will 1940 Buy
09 Black Orchids 1942 Buy
10 Not Quite Dead Enough 1944 Buy
11 The Silent Speaker 1946 Buy
12 Too Many Women 1947 Buy
13 And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One 1948 Buy
14 Trouble in Triplicate 1949 Buy
15 The Second Confession 1949 Buy
16 Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families 1950 Buy
17 Three Doors to Death / Door to Death 1950 Buy
18 Curtains for Three 1951 Buy
19 Murder by the Book 1951 Buy
20 Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes 1952 Buy
21 Triple Jeopardy 1952 Buy
22 The Golden Spiders 1953 Buy
23 The Black Mountain 1954 Buy
24 Three Men Out 1954 Buy
25 Before Midnight 1955 Buy
26 Might as Well Be Dead 1956 Buy
27 Three Witnesses 1956 Buy
28 If Death Ever Slept 1957 Buy
29 Three for the Chair 1957 Buy
30 And Four to Go / Crime and Again 1958 Buy
31 Champagne for One 1958 Buy
32 Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style 1959 Buy
33 Three at Wolfe's Door 1960 Buy
34 Too Many Clients 1960 Buy
35 The Final Deduction 1961 Buy
36 Homicide Trinity 1962 Buy
37 Gambit 1962 Buy
38 The Mother Hunt 1963 Buy
39 Trio for Blunt Instruments 1964 Buy
40 A Right to Die 1964 Buy
41 The Doorbell Rang 1965 Buy
42 Death of a Doxy 1966 Buy
43 The Father Hunt 1968 Buy
44 Death of a Dude 1969 Buy
45 Please Pass The Guilt 1973 Buy
46 A Family Affair 1975 Buy
47 Death Times Three 1985 Buy
01 Disguise for Murder / The Twisted Scarf 1950 Buy
02 Bitter End 1997 Buy
03 Booby Trap 2013 Buy
04 Cordially Invited to Meet Death 2014 Buy
05 The Last Drive: And Other Stories 2015 Buy
06 Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and FLO! / Eeny Meeny Murder Mo 2015 Buy
01 Corsage 1977 Buy
02 Justice Ends At Home and Other Stories 1977 Buy
03 Target Practice 1997 Buy
04 An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories 2000 Buy
01 Double for Death 1939 Buy
02 Bad for Business 1940 Buy
03 The Broken Vase 1941 Buy
01 The Nero Wolfe Cookbook 1969 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 15 books / 1913-1941
01 Her Forbidden Knight 1913 Buy
02 Under the Andes 1914 Buy
03 A Prize for Princes 1914 Buy
04 The Great Legend 1916 Buy
05 How Like a God 1929 Buy
06 Seed on the Wind 1930 Buy
07 Golden Remedy 1931 Buy
08 Forest Fire 1933 Buy
09 The President Vanishes 1934 Buy
10 O Careless Love! 1935 Buy
11 The Hand in the Glove / Crime on Her Hands 1937 Buy
12 Mr. Cinderella 1939 Buy
13 The Mountain Cat Murders / The Mountain Cat 1939 Buy
14 Red Threads 1939 Buy
15 The Sound of Murder / Alphabet Hicks 1941 Buy

Where to start with Rex Stout

What is the best order to read Rex Stout books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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