The Doorbell Rang (1965)
by Rex Stout
(#41 in Nero Wolfe,
#41 in Nero Wolfe Complete)

The Doorbell Rang

Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bothersome Feds, Nero Wolfe and his able assistant Archie get in over their heads with highly trained G-men who are adept at bugs, tails, and threats.

Pages:

178

Published:

1965-10-08

Genres:

Fiction / Mystery / Crime ... More genres

ISBN:

0006123309 / 9780006123309

ASIN:

B003O86QA8

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Nero Wolfe series
(47 books)

Fer-de-Lance — #1 Fer-de-Lance (1934)

The League of Frightened Men — #2 The League of Frightened Men (1935)

The Rubber Band — #3 The Rubber Band (1936)

The Red Box — #4 The Red Box (1937)

Too Many Cooks — #5 Too Many Cooks (1938)

Some Buried Caesar — #6 Some Buried Caesar (1938)

Over My Dead Body — #7 Over My Dead Body (1940)

Where There's a Will — #8 Where There's a Will (1940)

Black Orchids — #9 Black Orchids (1942)

Not Quite Dead Enough — #10 Not Quite Dead Enough (1944)

The Silent Speaker — #11 The Silent Speaker (1946)

Too Many Women — #12 Too Many Women (1947)

And Be a Villain — #13 And Be a Villain (1948)

Trouble in Triplicate — #14 Trouble in Triplicate (1949)

The Second Confession — #15 The Second Confession (1949)

Three Doors to Death — #16 Three Doors to Death (1950)

In the Best Families — #17 In the Best Families (1950)

Curtains for Three — #18 Curtains for Three (1948)

Murder by the Book — #19 Murder by the Book (1951)

Triple Jeopardy — #20 Triple Jeopardy (1951)

Prisoner's Base — #21 Prisoner's Base (1952)

The Golden Spiders — #22 The Golden Spiders (1953)

Three Men Out — #23 Three Men Out (1954)

The Black Mountain — #24 The Black Mountain (1954)

Before Midnight — #25 Before Midnight (1955)

Three Witnesses — #26 Three Witnesses (1956)

Might as Well Be Dead — #27 Might as Well Be Dead (1956)

Three for the Chair — #28 Three for the Chair (1957)

If Death Ever Slept — #29 If Death Ever Slept (1957)

And Four to Go — #30 And Four to Go (1958)

Champagne for One — #31 Champagne for One (1958)

Plot it Yourself — #32 Plot it Yourself (1959)

Three at Wolfe's Door — #33 Three at Wolfe's Door (1960)

Too Many Clients — #34 Too Many Clients (1955)

The Final Deduction — #35 The Final Deduction (1961)

Homicide Trinity — #36 Homicide Trinity (1962)

Gambit — #37 Gambit (1962)

The Mother Hunt — #38 The Mother Hunt (1963)

Trio for Blunt Instruments — #39 Trio for Blunt Instruments (1963)

A Right to Die — #40 A Right to Die (1964)

The Doorbell Rang — #41 The Doorbell Rang (1965)

Death of a Doxy — #42 Death of a Doxy (1966)

The Father Hunt — #43 The Father Hunt (1968)

Death of a Dude — #44 Death of a Dude (1969)

Please Pass the Guilt — #45 Please Pass the Guilt (1973)

A Family Affair — #46 A Family Affair (1975)

Death Times Three — #47 Death Times Three (1985)

Nero Wolfe Complete series
(63 books)

Fer-de-Lance — #1 Fer-de-Lance (1934)

The League of Frightened Men — #2 The League of Frightened Men (1935)

The Rubber Band — #3 The Rubber Band (1936)

The Red Box — #4 The Red Box (1937)

Too Many Cooks — #5 Too Many Cooks (1938)

Some Buried Caesar — #6 Some Buried Caesar (1938)

Over My Dead Body — #7 Over My Dead Body (1940)

Where There's a Will — #8 Where There's a Will (1940)

Black Orchids — #9 Black Orchids (1942)

Not Quite Dead Enough — #10 Not Quite Dead Enough (1944)

The Silent Speaker — #11 The Silent Speaker (1946)

Too Many Women — #12 Too Many Women (1947)

And Be a Villain — #13 And Be a Villain (1948)

Trouble in Triplicate — #14 Trouble in Triplicate (1949)

The Second Confession — #15 The Second Confession (1949)

Three Doors to Death — #16 Three Doors to Death (1950)

In the Best Families — #17 In the Best Families (1950)

Curtains for Three — #18 Curtains for Three (1948)

Murder by the Book — #19 Murder by the Book (1951)

Triple Jeopardy — #20 Triple Jeopardy (1951)

Prisoner's Base — #21 Prisoner's Base (1952)

The Golden Spiders — #22 The Golden Spiders (1953)

Three Men Out — #23 Three Men Out (1954)

The Black Mountain — #24 The Black Mountain (1954)

Before Midnight — #25 Before Midnight (1955)

Three Witnesses — #26 Three Witnesses (1956)

Might as Well Be Dead — #27 Might as Well Be Dead (1956)

Three for the Chair — #28 Three for the Chair (1957)

If Death Ever Slept — #29 If Death Ever Slept (1957)

And Four to Go — #30 And Four to Go (1958)

Champagne for One — #31 Champagne for One (1958)

Plot it Yourself — #32 Plot it Yourself (1959)

Three at Wolfe's Door — #33 Three at Wolfe's Door (1960)

Too Many Clients — #34 Too Many Clients (1955)

The Final Deduction — #35 The Final Deduction (1961)

Homicide Trinity — #36 Homicide Trinity (1962)

Gambit — #37 Gambit (1962)

The Mother Hunt — #38 The Mother Hunt (1963)

Trio for Blunt Instruments — #39 Trio for Blunt Instruments (1963)

A Right to Die — #40 A Right to Die (1964)

The Doorbell Rang — #41 The Doorbell Rang (1965)

Death of a Doxy — #42 Death of a Doxy (1966)

The Father Hunt — #43 The Father Hunt (1968)

Death of a Dude — #44 Death of a Dude (1969)

Please Pass the Guilt — #45 Please Pass the Guilt (1973)

A Family Affair — #46 A Family Affair (1975)

Death Times Three — #47 Death Times Three (1985)

Murder in E Minor — #48 Murder in E Minor (1986)

Death on Deadline — #49 Death on Deadline (1987)

The Bloodied Ivy — #50 The Bloodied Ivy (1988)

The Last Coincidence — #51 The Last Coincidence (1989)

Fade to Black — #52 Fade to Black (1990)

Silver Spire — #53 Silver Spire (1992)

The Missing Chapter — #54 The Missing Chapter (1993)

Archie Meets Nero Wolfe — #55 Archie Meets Nero Wolfe (2012)

Murder in the Ball Park — #56 Murder in the Ball Park (2014)

Archie in the Crosshairs — #57 Archie in the Crosshairs (2015)

Stop the Presses! — #58 Stop the Presses! (2016)

Murder, Stage Left — #59 Murder, Stage Left (2017)

The Battered Badge — #60 The Battered Badge (2018)

Death of an Art Collector — #61 Death of an Art Collector (2019)

Archie Goes Home — #62 Archie Goes Home (2020)

Trouble at the Brownstone — #63 Trouble at the Brownstone (2021)