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In addition, the Nero Wolfe saga was reprinted throughout the world and some foreign printings were "re-titled." We have listed those British titles that confound the collector.

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They are also indicated in the Alternate Titles/Other Information column preceded by the phrase, "Also in:"
*    (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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Year Book Title Novella Title Abbr* Magazine Pub.** Alternate Titles/Other Information
1948 And Be A Villain   ANDB   British Title: More Deaths Than One
Also in: Full House (1955); Triple Zeck (1974); The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975); Nero Wolfe Primer (2002)
1958 And Four to Go   FOUR   British Title: Crime and Again
1958 And Four to Go Christmas Party xmas COLL 1957: Jan. 4
EQMM 1965: Jan
Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party Murder, The
Mag. Pub.: Christmas Party-Murder, The
1958 And Four to Go Easter Parade east LOOK 1957: Apr 16 Mag. Pub.: Easter Parade Murder, The
1958 And Four to Go Fourth of July Picnic july LOOK 1957: Jul 9
EQMM 1965: Aug
Mag. Pub.: The Fourth of July Picnic
Mag. Pub.: The Labor Union Murder
1958 And Four to Go Murder is No Joke joke SEP 1958: Jun 21, 28; Jul 5 Mag. Pub.: Frame Up for Murder
(expanded version with alternate characterization; also reprinted in Death Times Three)
1955 Before Midnight   MIDN   Also in: Three Trumps (1973)
1954 Black Mountain, The   BLCK   Also in: Three Trumps (1973)
1942 Black Orchids   BORC    
1942 Black Orchids Black Orchids orch AM 1941: Aug Mag. Pub.: Case of the Black Orchids, The
Mag. Pub.: Death Wears an Orchid
Also in: Nero Wolfe Primer (2002)
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.
1958 Champagne for One   CHAM   Also in: Nero Wolfe Primer (2002); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995)
1977 Corsage (CORS) Bitter End bitt AM 1940: Nov  
1951 Curtains for Three   CURT    
1951 Curtains for Three Bullet for One bult AM 1948: Jul Also in: Full House (1955)
1951 Curtains for Three Disguise for Murder disg AM 1950: Sep Mag. Pub.: Twisted Scarf, The
Mag. Pub.: Affair of the Twisted Scarf, The
Also in: Full House (1955)
1951 Curtains for Three Gun with Wings, The gunw AM 1949: Dec Also in: Full House (1955)
1966 Death of a Doxy   DOXY ARG 1967: Jan  
1969 Death of a Dude   DUDE    
1985 Death Times Three   TIME    
1985 Death Times Three Assault on a Brownstone brwn   similar plot to Counterfeit for Murder
1985 Death Times Three Bitter End bitt   re-working of Stout's Tecumseh Fox book, Bad for Business
1985 Death Times Three Frame Up for Murder fram SEP 1958: June 21, 28; Jul 5 Murder is No Joke in And Four to Go (shortened version with alternate characterization)
1965 Doorbell Rang, The   RANG   Also in: The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975)
1975 Family Affair, A   AFAM   Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
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
Also in: Royal Flush (1965); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995)
1961 Final Deduction, The   FINL   Also in: Three Aces (1971)
1962 Gambit   GAMB   Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1953 Golden Spiders, The   GOLD    
1962 Homicide Trinity   HOMI    
1962 Homicide Trinity 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)
1962 Homicide Trinity Death of a Demon demn SEP 1961: June 10, 17, 24 Mag. Pub.: Gun Puzzle, The
1962 Homicide Trinity Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Mo eeny EQMM 1962: Mar  
1957 If Death Ever Slept   SLPT   Also in: Three Trumps (1973); Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1950 In the Best Families   BEST   British Title: Even in the Best Families
Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961); Triple Zeck (1974)
1935 League of Frightened Men, The   LEAG Sep 1935: June 15, 22, 29;     Jul 6, 13, 20 Mag. Pub.: Frightened Men, The
Also in The Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1944); Full House (1955)
1956 Might As Well Be Dead   MIGHT   Also in: Three Aces (1971); Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983); A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995)
1963 Mother Hunt, The   MAMA   Also in: A Nero Wolfe Casebook (1995)
1951 Murder by the Book   MURD   Also in: Royal Flush (1965)
1944 Not Quite Dead Enough   NQDE    
1944 Not Quite Dead Enough Booby Trap trap AM 1944: Aug  
1944 Not Quite Dead Enough Not Quite Dead Enough notq AM 1942: Dec  
1940 Over My Dead Body   OVER AM 1939: Sep  
1973 Please Pass the Guilt   PASS   Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1959 Plot It Yourself   PLOT   British Title: Murder in Style
Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969)
1952 Prisoner's Base   BASE   British Title: Out Goes She
1937 Red Box, The   REDB AM 1936: Dec Mag. Pub.: Case of the Red Box, The
Also in The Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1944)
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
Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961)
1949 Second Confession, The   SCND   Also in: Triple Zeck (1974); The First Rex Stout Omnibus (1975)
1946 Silent Speaker, The   SLNT   Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1939 Some Buried Caesar   CAES AM 1938: Dec Dell MapBack Printing: The Red Bull
Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958)
1960 Three at Wolfe's Door   TAWD    
1960 Three at Wolfe's Door Method Three for Murder meth SEP 1960: Jan 30; Feb 6, 13 Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1960 Three at Wolfe's Door Poison a la Carte pois EQMM 1968: April Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1960 Three at Wolfe's Door Rodeo Murder, The rode ARG 1961: Jan Mag. Pub.: Penthouse Murder
Also in: Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (1983)
1950 Three Doors to Death   DETH    
1950 Three Doors to Death Door to Death door AM 1949: Jun Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961)
1950 Three Doors to Death Man Alive mana AM 1947: Dec Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961)
1950 Three Doors to Death Omit Flowers omit AM 1948: Nov Also in: Five of a Kind: The Third Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1961)
1957 Three for the Chair   CHAI    
1957 Three for the Chair Immune to Murder immu AM 1955: Nov Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder
1957 Three for the Chair Too Many Detectives dets COLL 1956: Sep. 14  
1957 Three for the Chair Window for Death, A wind AM 1956: May Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Vanishing Clue
1954 Three Men Out   TOUT    
1954 Three Men Out Invitation to Murder invi AM 1953: Aug Mag. Pub.: Will to Murder
1954 Three Men Out This Won't Kill You this AM 1952: Sep Mag. Pub.: This Will Kill You
Mag. Pub.: World Series Murder
1954 Three Men Out Zero Clue, The zero AM 1953: Dec Mag. Pub.: Scared to Death
1956 Three Witnesses   WITN    
1956 Three Witnesses Die Like a Dog diel AM 1954: Dec Mag. Pub.: Dog in the Daytime, A
Mag. Pub.: Body in the Hall, The
Also in: Royal Flush (1965)
1956 Three Witnesses) Next Witness, The next AM 1955: May Mag. Pub.: Last Witness, The
Also in: Royal Flush (1965)
1956 Three Witnesses) When A Man Murders when AM 1954: May Also in: Royal Flush (1965)
1960 Too Many Clients   CLIE   Also in: Three Aces (1971)
1938 Too Many Cooks   COOK AM 1938: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969)
1947 Too Many Women   WOMN   Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958)
1965 Trio for Blunt Instruments   TRIO    
1965 Trio for Blunt Instruments Blood Will Tell bloo EQMM 1963: Dec  
1965 Trio for Blunt Instruments Kill Now, Pay Later kill SEP 1961: Dec 9, 16, 23, 30  
1965 Trio for Blunt Instruments Murder is Corny corn EQMM 1978: Sep  
1952 Triple Jeopardy   JEPD    
1952 Triple Jeopardy Cop Killer, The copk AM 1951: Feb Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969)
1952 Triple Jeopardy) Home to Roost home AM 1952: Jan Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer
Mag. Pub.: Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem
Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969)
1952 Triple Jeopardy Squirt and the Monkey, The sqrt AM 1951: Aug Mag. Pub.: Dazzle Dan Murder, The
Mag. Pub.: See No Evil
Also in: Kings Full of Aces (1969)
1949 Trouble in Triplicate   TRUB    
1949 Trouble in Triplicate Before I Die befo AM 1947: Apr Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958)
1949 Trouble in Triplicate Help Wanted, Male help AM 1945: Jun Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958)
1949 Trouble in Triplicate Instead of Evidence inst AM 1946: May Mag. Pub.: Murder on Tuesday
Also in: All Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (1958)
1940 Where There's a Will   WILL AM 1940: May Mag. Pub. (abridged): Sister in Trouble
 
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