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Character · The brownstone on West 35th Street · 30 books

Inspector Cramer

Head of Manhattan Homicide · Rex Stout

Inspector Cramer is the head of Manhattan Homicide.

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Character facts

First appearance
Fer-de-Lance (1934)
Latest appearance
A Family Affair (1975)
Books
30 (30 major)
Series
Nero Wolfe
Author
Rex Stout
Circle
The brownstone on West 35th Street

Where to meet Inspector Cramer

Inspector Cramer first appears in Fer-de-Lance (1934), in a major role, book 1 of the Nero Wolfe series.

Buy Fer-de-Lance

Every book with Inspector Cramer

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1934MFer-de-Lancemajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  2. 1935MThe League of Frightened Menmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  3. 1936MThe Rubber Bandmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  4. 1937MThe Red Boxmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  5. 1939MSome Buried Caesarmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  6. 1940MOver My Dead Bodymajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  7. 1940MWhere There’s a Willmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  8. 1946MThe Silent Speakermajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  9. 1947MToo Many Womenmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  10. 1948MAnd Be a Villainmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  11. 1949MThe Second Confessionmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  12. 1950MIn the Best Familiesmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  13. 1951MMurder by the Bookmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  14. 1952MPrisoner’s Basemajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  15. 1953MThe Golden Spidersmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  16. 1955MBefore Midnightmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  17. 1956MMight as Well Be Deadmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  18. 1957MIf Death Ever Sleptmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  19. 1958MChampagne for Onemajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  20. 1959MPlot It Yourselfmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  21. 1960MToo Many Clientsmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  22. 1961MThe Final Deductionmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  23. 1962MGambitmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  24. 1963MThe Mother Huntmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  25. 1964MA Right to Diemajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  26. 1965MThe Doorbell Rangmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  27. 1966MDeath of a Doxymajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  28. 1968MThe Father Huntmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  29. 1973MPlease Pass the Guiltmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy
  30. 1975MA Family Affairmajor role · Nero WolfeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Archie GoodwinWolfe’s assistant, legman and narrator30
Fred Durkin and Orrie CatherFreelance operatives30
Fritz BrennerWolfe’s Swiss chef30
Lon CohenNewspaperman and Archie’s friend30
Nero WolfeDetective genius, orchid grower and gourmet30
Purley StebbinsCramer’s sergeant30