| Chronological by Publication Date (see bottom for notes) |
| Year |
Book Title* |
Novella Title |
Abbr** |
1st Magazine Pub.***
|
Alternate Titles |
| 1948 |
And Be A Villain |
|
ANDB |
|
British Title: More Deaths Than One |
| 1958 |
And Four to Go (FOUR) |
British Title: Crime and Again |
| 1958 |
And Four to Go (FOUR) |
Christmas Party |
xmas |
COLL 1956: Jan. 4 |
Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party Murder, The
Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party-Murder, The |
| 1958 |
And Four to Go (FOUR) |
Easter Parade |
east |
LOOK 1957: Jul 9 |
Mag. Pub.: Easter Parade Murder, The |
| 1958 |
And Four to Go (FOUR) |
Fourth of July Picnic |
july |
LOOK 1957: Jul 9 |
Mag. Pub.: The Fourth of July Picnic
Mag. Pub.: The Labor Union Murder |
| 1958 |
And Four to Go (FOUR) |
Murder is No Joke |
joke |
SEP 1958: Jun 21, 28; Jul 5 |
Mag. Pub.: Frame Up for Murder
(expanded version) |
| 1955 |
Before Midnight |
|
MIDN |
|
|
| 1942 |
Black Orchids (BORC) |
Black Orchids |
orch |
AM 1941: Aug |
Mag. Pub.: Case of the Black Orchids, The
Mag. Pub.: Death Wears an Orchid |
| 1942 |
Black Orchids (BORC) |
Cordially Invited to Meet Death |
cord |
AM 1942: Apr |
Mag. Pub.: Invitation to Murder -- Do not confuse this with the novella entitled "Invitation To Murder" in Three Men Out -- the name was reused. |
| 1954 |
Black Mountain, The |
|
BLCK |
|
|
| 1958 |
Champagne for One |
|
CHAM |
|
|
| 1977 |
Corsage (CORS) |
Bitter End |
bitt |
AM 1940: Nov |
|
| 1951 |
Curtains for Three (CURT) |
Bullet for One |
bult |
AM 1948: Jul |
|
| 1951 |
Curtains for Three (CURT) |
Disguise for Murder |
disg |
AM 1950: Sep |
Mag. Pub.: Twisted Scarf, The
Mag. Pub.: Affair of the Twisted Scarf, The |
| 1951 |
Curtains for Three (CURT) |
Gun with Wings, The |
gunw |
AM 1949: Dec |
|
| 1966 |
Death of a Doxy |
|
DOXY |
ARG 1967: Jan |
|
| 1969 |
Death of a Dude |
|
DUDE |
|
|
| 1985 |
Death Times Three (TIME) |
Assault on a Brownstone |
brwn |
|
similar plot to Counterfeit for Murder |
| 1985 |
Death Times Three (TIME) |
Bitter End |
bitt |
|
re-working of Stout's Tecumseh Fox book, Bad for Business |
| 1985 |
Death Times Three (TIME) |
Frame Up for Murder |
fram |
SEP 1958: June 21, 28; Jul 5 |
Murder is No Joke |
| 1965 |
Doorbell Rang, The |
|
RANG |
|
|
| 1975 |
Family Affair, A |
|
AFAM |
|
|
| 1968 |
Father Hunt, The |
|
FATH |
|
|
| 1934 |
Fer-de-Lance |
|
FERD |
AM 1934: Nov. |
Mag. Pub.: Point of Death
Some Printings: Meet Nero Wolfe
Movie: Meet Nero Wolfe |
| 1961 |
Final Deduction, The |
|
FINL |
|
|
| 1962 |
Gambit |
|
GAMB |
|
|
| 1953 |
Golden Spiders, The |
|
GOLD |
|
|
| 1961 |
Homicide Trinity (HOMI) |
Counterfeit for Murder |
coun |
SEP 1961: Jan 14, 21, 28 |
Mag. Pub.: The Counterfeiter's Knife
(similar plot to Assault on a Brownstone in Death Time Three) |
| 1961 |
Homicide Trinity (HOMI) |
Death of a Demon |
demn |
SEP 1961: June 10, 17, 24 |
Mag. Pub.: Gun PUzzle, The |
| 1961 |
Homicide Trinity (HOMI) |
Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Mo |
eeny |
EQMM 1962: Mar |
|
| 1957 |
If Death Ever Slept |
|
SLPT |
|
|
| 1950 |
In the Best Families |
|
BEST |
|
British Title: Even in the Best Families |
| 1935 |
League of Frightened Men, The |
|
LEAG |
Sep 1935: June 15, 22, 29;
Jul 6, 13, 20 |
Mag. Pub.: Frightened Men, The |
| 1956 |
Might As Well Be Dead |
|
MIGHT |
|
|
| 1963 |
Mother Hunt, The |
|
MAMA |
|
|
| 1951 |
Murder by the Book |
|
BOOK |
|
|
| 1944 |
Not Quite Dead Enough (NQDE) |
Booby Trap |
trap |
AM 1944: Aug |
|
| 1944 |
Not Quite Dead Enough (NQDE) |
Not Quite Dead Enough |
notq |
AM 1942: Dec |
|
| 1940 |
Over My Dead Body |
|
OVER |
AM 1939: Sep |
|
| 1973 |
Please Pass the Guilt |
|
PASS |
|
|
| 1959 |
Plot It Yourself |
|
PLOT |
|
British Title: Murder in Style |
| 1952 |
Prisoner's Base |
|
BASE |
|
British Title: Out She Goes |
| 1937 |
Red Box, The |
|
REDB |
AM 1936: Dec |
Mag. Pub.: Case of the Red Box, The |
| 1964 |
Right To Die, A |
|
RGHT |
|
|
| 1936 |
Rubber Band, The |
|
BAND |
SEP 1936: Feb 29, Mar 6, 14, 21,29;
Apr 4 |
Hillman Printing: To Kill Again |
| 1949 |
Second Confession, The |
|
SCND |
|
|
| 1946 |
Silent Speaker, The |
|
SLNT |
|
|
| 1939 |
Some Buried Caesar |
|
CAES |
AM 1938: Dec |
Dell MapBack Printing: The Red Bull |
| 1960 |
Too Many Clients |
|
CLIE |
|
|
| 1938 |
Too Many Cooks |
|
COOK |
AM 1938: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug |
|
| 1947 |
Too Many Women |
|
WOMN |
|
|
| 1960 |
Three at Wolfe's Door (TAWD) |
Method Three for Murder |
meth |
SEP 1960: Jan 30; Feb 6, 13 |
|
| 1960 |
Three at Wolfe's Door (TAWD) |
Poison a la Carte |
pois |
EQMM 1968: April |
|
| 1960 |
Three at Wolfe's Door (TAWD) |
Rodeo Murder, The |
rode |
ARG 1961: Jan |
Mag. Pub.: Penthouse Murder |
| 1950 |
Three Doors to Death (DETH) |
Door to Death |
door |
AM 1949: Jun |
|
| 1950 |
Three Doors to Death (DETH) |
Man Alive |
mana |
AM 1947: Dec |
|
| 1950 |
Three Doors to Death (DETH) |
Omit Flowers |
omit |
AM 1948: Nov |
|
| 1957 |
Three for the Chair (CHAI) |
Immune to Murder |
immu |
AM 1955: Nov |
Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder |
| 1957 |
Three for the Chair (CHAI) |
Too Many Detectives |
dets |
COLL 1956: Sep. 14 |
|
| 1957 |
Three for the Chair (CHAI) |
Window for Death, A |
wind |
AM 1956: May |
Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Vanishing Clue |
| 1954 |
Three Men Out (TOUT) |
Invitation to Murder |
invi |
AM 1953: Aug |
Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder
|
| 1954 |
Three Men Out (TOUT) |
This Won't Kill You |
this |
AM 1952: Sep |
Mag. Pub.: This Will Kill You
Mag. Pub.: World Series Murder |
| 1954 |
Three Men Out (TOUT) |
Zero Clue, The |
zero |
AM 1953: Dec |
Mag. Pub.: Scared to Death |
| 1956 |
Three Witnesses (WITN) |
Die Like a Dog |
diel |
AM 1954: Dec |
Mag. Pub.: Dog in the Daytime, A
Mag. Pub.: Body in the Hall, The |
| 1956 |
Three Witnesses (WITN) |
Next Witness, The |
next |
AM 1955: May |
Mag. Pub.: Last Witness, The |
| 1956 |
Three Witnesses (WITN) |
When A Man Murders |
when |
AM 1954: May |
|
| 1965 |
Trio for Blunt Instruments (TRIO) |
Blood Will Tell |
bloo |
EQMM 1963: Dec |
|
| 1965 |
Trio for Blunt Instruments (TRIO) |
Kill Now, Pay Later |
kill |
SEP 1961: Dec 9, 16, 23, 30 |
|
| 1965 |
Trio for Blunt Instruments (TRIO) |
Murder is Corny |
corn |
EQMM 1978: Sep |
|
| 1952 |
Triple Jeopardy (JEPD) |
Cop Killer, The |
copk |
AM 1951: Feb |
|
| 1952 |
Triple Jeopardy (JEPD) |
Home to Roost |
home |
AM 1952: Jan |
Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer
Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem |
| 1952 |
Triple Jeopardy (JEPD) |
Squirt and the Monkey, The |
sqrt |
AM 1951: Aug |
Mag. Pub.: Dazzle Dan Murder, The
Mag. Pub.: See No Evil |
| 1949 |
Trouble in Triplicate (TRUB) |
Before I Die |
befo |
AM 1947: Apr |
|
| 1949 |
Trouble in Triplicate (TRUB) |
Help Wanted, Male |
help |
AM 1945: Jun |
|
| 1949 |
Trouble in Triplicate (TRUB) |
Instead of Evidence |
inst |
AM 1946: May |
Mag. Pub.: Murder on Tuesday |
| 1940 |
Where There's a Will |
|
WILL |
AM 1940: May |
Mag. Pub. (abridged): Sister in Trouble |
See Wikipedia.org for additional details of publication history.
See the Anthologies Page for information on which of the above books are included in which anthology.
* (Abbreviations for book collections of novellas is in parenthesis)
** (Abbreviations in ALL CAPS = books; lower case = novella title
*** Magazine Key:
AM = AMERICAN MAGAZINE
ARG = ARGOSY MAGAZINE
LOOK = LOOK MAGAZINE
COLL = COLLIERS MAGAZINE
NW = NERO WOLFE MAGAZINE
EQMM = ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE
RS = REX STOUT MAGAZINE
SEP = SATURDAY EVENING POST
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To enhance income generation, Mr. Stout, as Archie's agent, arranged for the publication in Magazines of many of the novellas, prior to their release in book format.
In addition, the Nero Wolfe saga was reprinted throughout the world and some foreign printings were "re-titled". We have listed above those British titles that confound the collector!
Acknowledgments:
Peter Darrel compiled the magazine publication listing of the Nero Wolfe saga.
Jesse Strater assembled the Alternate Titles.
Dan Augustine compiled a similar listing that we used to update these listings.
Thanks Dan, Peter, and Jesse!
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