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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
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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