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Rex Stout’s 1950 collection "Three Doors to Death" gathers three Nero Wolfe novellas that originally appeared in *The American Magazine* between 1947 and 1949: "Man Alive" (December 1947), "Omit Flowers" (November 1948), and "Door to Death" (June 1949). Published by Viking Press, the volume later became part of the omnibus *Five of a Kind* (Viking, 1961). Each story brings a distinct crime to the doorstep of Wolfe’s West Thirty‑fifth Street apartment, showcasing Stout’s blend of clever plotting and sharp detective work.
First publish date: January 1947
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rex Stout
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