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Reading order

Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout Books in Order

This page lists the complete Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout reading order by Rex Stout, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 47 books / 1934-1985

Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout Reading Order

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

Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout Books by Publication Order

1934 Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe #1

1935 The League of Frightened Men #2

1936 The Rubber Band / To Kill Again #3

1937 The Red Box / Case of the Red Box #4

1938 Too Many Cooks #5

1939 Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull #6

1940 Over My Dead Body #7

1940 Where There's a Will #8

1942 Black Orchids #9

1944 Not Quite Dead Enough #10

1946 The Silent Speaker #11

1947 Too Many Women #12

1948 And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One #13

1949 Trouble in Triplicate #14

1949 The Second Confession #15

1950 Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families #16

1950 Three Doors to Death / Door to Death #17

1951 Curtains for Three #18

1951 Murder by the Book #19

1952 Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes #20

1952 Triple Jeopardy #21

1953 The Golden Spiders #22

1954 The Black Mountain #23

1954 Three Men Out #24

1955 Before Midnight #25

1956 Might as Well Be Dead #26

1956 Three Witnesses #27

1957 If Death Ever Slept #28

1957 Three for the Chair #29

1958 And Four to Go / Crime and Again #30

1958 Champagne for One #31

1959 Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style #32

1960 Three at Wolfe's Door #33

1960 Too Many Clients #34

1961 The Final Deduction #35

1962 Homicide Trinity #36

1962 Gambit #37

1963 The Mother Hunt #38

1964 Trio for Blunt Instruments #39

1964 A Right to Die #40

1965 The Doorbell Rang #41

1966 Death of a Doxy #42

1968 The Father Hunt #43

1969 Death of a Dude #44

1973 Please Pass The Guilt #45

1975 A Family Affair #46

1985 Death Times Three #47

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout reading order?

The Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout books are there?

This catalog currently lists 47 Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout books published across 1934-1985.

Who writes the Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout books?

Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout is listed as a book series by Rex Stout.

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