Series reading guide · updated 2026
Nero Wolfe Books in Order
Every Nero Wolfe book in publication order — 65 in total, spanning 1934–2020.
Publication Order of Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The League of Frightened Men | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Rubber Band / To Kill Again | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Red Box / Case of the Red Box | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Too Many Cooks | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Over My Dead Body | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Where There's a Will | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Black Orchids | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Not Quite Dead Enough | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Silent Speaker | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Too Many Women | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Trouble in Triplicate | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Second Confession | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Three Doors to Death / Door to Death | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Curtains for Three | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Murder by the Book | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Triple Jeopardy | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Golden Spiders | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  The Black Mountain | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Three Men Out | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Before Midnight | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Might as Well Be Dead | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Three Witnesses | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  If Death Ever Slept | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Three for the Chair | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  And Four to Go / Crime and Again | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Champagne for One | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  Three at Wolfe's Door | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Too Many Clients | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  The Final Deduction | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Homicide Trinity | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  Gambit | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  The Mother Hunt | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 |  Trio for Blunt Instruments | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  A Right to Die | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  The Doorbell Rang | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 |  Death of a Doxy | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 |  The Father Hunt | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 |  Death of a Dude | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 |  Please Pass The Guilt | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 |  A Family Affair | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 |  Death Times Three | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Nero Wolfe Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitter End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Booby Trap | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cordially Invited to Meet Death | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Nero Wolfe Mysteries by Robert Goldsborough Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Murder in E Minor | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Death on Deadline | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Bloodied Ivy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Last Coincidence | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Fade to Black | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Silver Spire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Missing Chapter | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Archie Meets Nero Wolfe | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Murder in the Ball Park | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Archie in the Crosshairs | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Stop the Presses! | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Murder, Stage Left | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Battered Badge | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Death of an Art Collector | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Archie Goes Home | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 65, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The League of Frightened Men | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Rubber Band / To Kill Again | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Red Box / Case of the Red Box | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Too Many Cooks | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Over My Dead Body | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Where There's a Will | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Black Orchids | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Not Quite Dead Enough | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Silent Speaker | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Too Many Women | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Trouble in Triplicate | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Second Confession | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Three Doors to Death / Door to Death | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Curtains for Three | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder by the Book | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Triple Jeopardy | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Golden Spiders | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Black Mountain | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Three Men Out | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Before Midnight | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Might as Well Be Dead | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Three Witnesses | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | If Death Ever Slept | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Three for the Chair | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | And Four to Go / Crime and Again | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Champagne for One | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Three at Wolfe's Door | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Too Many Clients | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Final Deduction | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Homicide Trinity | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Gambit | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Mother Hunt | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Trio for Blunt Instruments | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | A Right to Die | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Doorbell Rang | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Death of a Doxy | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Father Hunt | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Death of a Dude | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Please Pass The Guilt | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Family Affair | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Death Times Three | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Murder in E Minor | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Death on Deadline | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Bloodied Ivy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Last Coincidence | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Fade to Black | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Silver Spire | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The Missing Chapter | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Bitter End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Archie Meets Nero Wolfe | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Booby Trap | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Cordially Invited to Meet Death | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Murder in the Ball Park | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Archie in the Crosshairs | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Stop the Presses! | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Murder, Stage Left | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Battered Badge | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Death of an Art Collector | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Archie Goes Home | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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