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7 series including Nero Wolfe Series by Rex Stout, Tecumseh Fox Series and more

7 series 82 books Latest: The Last Drive: And Other Stories (Short Story) (2015)
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7 series · 82 books

Nero Wolfe Series by Rex Stout

0 of 47 read
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1 Fer-de-Lance / Meet Nero Wolfe 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The League of Frightened Men 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Rubber Band / To Kill Again 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Red Box / Case of the Red Box 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Too Many Cooks 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Some Buried Caesar / The Red Bull 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Over My Dead Body 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Where There's a Will 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Black Orchids 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Not Quite Dead Enough 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Silent Speaker 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Too Many Women 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 And Be a Villain / More Deaths Than One 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Trouble in Triplicate 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Second Confession 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Even in the Best Families / In the Best Families 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Three Doors to Death / Door to Death 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Curtains for Three 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Murder by the Book 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Prisoner's Base / Out She Goes 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Triple Jeopardy 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Golden Spiders 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Black Mountain 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Three Men Out 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Before Midnight 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Might as Well Be Dead 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Three Witnesses 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 If Death Ever Slept 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Three for the Chair 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 And Four to Go / Crime and Again 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Champagne for One 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Plot it Yourself / Murder in Style 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Three at Wolfe's Door 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Too Many Clients 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 The Final Deduction (Short Story) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Homicide Trinity 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Gambit 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 The Mother Hunt 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Trio for Blunt Instruments 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 A Right to Die 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 The Doorbell Rang 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Death of a Doxy 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 The Father Hunt 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Death of a Dude 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Please Pass The Guilt 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 A Family Affair 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Death Times Three 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Nero Wolfe Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Disguise for Murder / The Twisted Scarf 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Bitter End (Short Story) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Booby Trap (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Cordially Invited to Meet Death (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Last Drive: And Other Stories (Short Story) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and FLO! / Eeny Meeny Murder Mo (Short Story) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Tecumseh Fox Series

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1 Double for Death 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Bad for Business 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Broken Vase (Short Story) 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rex Stout Other Novels

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1 Her Forbidden Knight 1913 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Under the Andes 1914 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 A Prize for Princes 1914 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Great Legend 1916 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 How Like a God 1929 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Seed on the Wind 1930 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Golden Remedy 1931 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Forest Fire 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The President Vanishes 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 O Careless Love! 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Hand in the Glove / Crime on Her Hands 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Mr. Cinderella 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Mountain Cat Murders / The Mountain Cat 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Red Threads 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Sound of Murder / Alphabet Hicks 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rex Stout Short Story Collections

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1 Corsage 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Justice Ends At Home and Other Stories 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Target Practice 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rex Stout Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Nero Wolfe Cookbook 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rex Stout Anthologies

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# Title Year Buy
1 Nero Wolfe Mystery Magazine Volume 1 Number 1, January 1954 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Murder for Christmas 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Hound Dunnit 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Century of Great Suspense Stories 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Murder Most Merry 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Rex Stout (1886-1975) was an American mystery writer best known for his Nero Wolfe series. Before his writing career, Stout worked in a variety of occupations, including banking, farming, and advertising. He began writing in his late 40s, and his first Nero Wolfe novel, "Fer-de-Lance," was published in 1934. The series features the brilliant and eccentric detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin. Stout wrote 70 Nero Wolfe novels and novellas, which were praised for their intricate plots and witty dialogue. Stout received numerous awards for his writing, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award in 1959. His Nero Wolfe novels have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Stout's work has been praised for its psychological depth, social commentary, and enduring popularity.

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