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Character · The brownstone on West 35th Street · 33 books

Nero Wolfe

Detective genius, orchid grower and gourmet · Rex Stout

Nero Wolfe is a genius detective, orchid grower and gourmet.

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Character facts

First appearance
Fer-de-Lance (1934)
Latest appearance
A Family Affair (1975)
Books
33 (32 as lead, 1 major)
Series
Nero Wolfe
Author
Rex Stout
Circle
The brownstone on West 35th Street

Where to meet Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe first appears in Fer-de-Lance (1934), as the lead, book 1 of the Nero Wolfe series.

Buy Fer-de-Lance

Every book with Nero Wolfe

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

  1. 1934LFer-de-Lancelead · Nero WolfeBuy
  2. 1935LThe League of Frightened Menlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  3. 1936LThe Rubber Bandlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  4. 1937LThe Red Boxlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  5. 1938LToo Many Cookslead · Nero WolfeBuy
  6. 1939LSome Buried Caesarlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  7. 1940LOver My Dead Bodylead · Nero WolfeHis past in Montenegro surfacesBuy
  8. 1940LWhere There’s a Willlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  9. 1946LThe Silent Speakerlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  10. 1947LToo Many Womenlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  11. 1948LAnd Be a Villainlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  12. 1949LThe Second Confessionlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  13. 1950LIn the Best Familieslead · Nero WolfeBuy
  14. 1951LMurder by the Booklead · Nero WolfeBuy
  15. 1952LPrisoner’s Baselead · Nero WolfeBuy
  16. 1953LThe Golden Spiderslead · Nero WolfeBuy
  17. 1954LThe Black Mountainlead · Nero WolfeTravels to MontenegroBuy
  18. 1955LBefore Midnightlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  19. 1956LMight as Well Be Deadlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  20. 1957LIf Death Ever Sleptlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  21. 1958LChampagne for Onelead · Nero WolfeBuy
  22. 1959LPlot It Yourselflead · Nero WolfeBuy
  23. 1960LToo Many Clientslead · Nero WolfeBuy
  24. 1961LThe Final Deductionlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  25. 1962LGambitlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  26. 1963LThe Mother Huntlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  27. 1964LA Right to Dielead · Nero WolfeBuy
  28. 1965LThe Doorbell Ranglead · Nero WolfeBuy
  29. 1966LDeath of a Doxylead · Nero WolfeBuy
  30. 1968LThe Father Huntlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  31. 1969MDeath of a Dudemajor role · Nero WolfeArchie works the case in MontanaBuy
  32. 1973LPlease Pass the Guiltlead · Nero WolfeBuy
  33. 1975LA Family Affairlead · Nero WolfeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Archie GoodwinWolfe’s assistant, legman and narrator33
Fred Durkin and Orrie CatherFreelance operatives33
Fritz BrennerWolfe’s Swiss chef33
Lon CohenNewspaperman and Archie’s friend33
Saul PanzerFreelance operative and the best in New York33
Theodore HorstmannWolfe’s orchid nurse33