Rex Stout bibliography

He then wrote no fiction for more than a decade, until the late 1920s, when he had saved enough money through his business activities to write when and what he pleased.

He wrote a pioneering political thriller, The President Vanishes (1934), before specializing in detective fiction.

He was active in the early years of the American Civil Liberties Union and a founder of the Vanguard Press.

Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe books (novels and collections of novellas and short stories) are listed in order of publication.

For specific publication history, including original magazine appearances, see entries for individual titles.