| 1930-1939 |
| 1930 |
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Nero Wolfe buys the old brownstone on West Thirty-fifth Street, hires
Archie Goodwin, and begins his career as a private detective.
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| 1930 - 1933 |
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- The Longren case.
- The Fashalt case.
- The Goldsmith case.
- The Williamson kidnaping.
- The Very Neat Blackmailing case.
- The Moschenden case.
- The Diplomacy Club business.
- The Pine Street case.
- The case of the Guy Named Hallowell.
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| 1931 |
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The first Anthony D. Perry case.
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| Late 1932 - early 1933 |
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- The Bannister-Schurman business.
- The Hay Fever case.
- The Fairmont National Bank case.
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| 1933 |
Wednesday, June 7 - Wednesday, June 21 |
 
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Fer-de-Lance, published in book form in
1934.
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| June 1933 - October 1934 |
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- The case of the Whittemore Bonds.
- The case of the Hardest Guy to Deal With.
- The case of the Highly Unremunerative Mission.
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| 1934 |
Friday, November 2 - Monday, November 12 |
 
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The League of Frightened Men, published in
book form in 1935
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| 1935 |
February |
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The Unrecorded Incident That Convinced Archie He Should Always Carry a
Gun.
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| Monday, October 7 - Wednesday, October 9 |
 
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The Rubber Band, published in book form in
1936.
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| 1936 |
Monday, March 30 - Saturday, April 4 |
 
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The Red Box, published in book form in
1937.
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| 1937 |
Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9 |
 
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Too Many Cooks, published in book form in
1938.
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| July |
 
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Inspector Cramer solves his own case in Red
Threads, published in book form in 1939.
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| 1938 |
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Wolfe during this year gets his first knowledge of X.
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| Monday, September 12 - Thursday, September 15 |
 
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Some Buried Caesar, published in book
form in 1939.
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| November |
 
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- The Crampton-Gore case.
- Over My Dead Body, published in book form in 1939.
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| Late 1938 - early 1939 |
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The Wetzler case.
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| 1939 |
| Tuesday, July 11 - Wednesday, July 12 |
 
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"Bitter End," published in book form in Death Times
Three, in 1985.
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| Friday, July 14 - Sunday, July 16 |
 
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Where There's a Will, published in book
form in 1940.
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| 1940-1949 |
| 1940 |
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A missing year.
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| 1941 |
Thursday and Friday in March |
 
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Black Orchids, published in book form in
1942.
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| Monday, August 18 - Wednesday, August 27 |
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"Cordially Invited to Meet Death," published in book form in
Black Orchids, in 1942.
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| 1942 |
Early 1942 |
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Archie, now Major Goodwin, straightens out the mess down in Georgia.
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| Monday - Wednesday in early March
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Not Quite Dead Enough, published in book form
in 1944.
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| 1943 |
Wednesday, June 9 |
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X telephones Wolfe for the first time.
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| Monday, August 9 - Tuesday, August 10 |
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"Booby Trap," published in book form in Not Quite Dead
Enough, in 1944.
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| 1944 |
Tuesday - Friday in May |
 
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"Help Wanted, Male," published in book form in Trouble in
Triplicate, in 1949.
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| 1945 |
Thursday - Saturday in October |
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"Instead of Evidence," published in book form in Trouble in
Triplicate, in 1949.
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| A Tuesday in October |
 
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"Bullet for One," published in book form in Curtains for
Three, in 1950.
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| 1946 |
Before March |
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- The Chesterton-Best affair.
- The Boedikker case.
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| Tuesday, March 26 - Saturday, April 6 |
 
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The Silent Speaker, published in book
form in 1946.
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| April |
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- The Fremont case.
- X's second phone call to Wolfe.
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| Monday, October 7 - Tuesday, October 8 |
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"Before I Die," published in book form in Trouble in
Triplicate, in 1949.
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| 1947 |
Tuesday, March 18 - Saturday, April 5 |
 
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Too Many Women, published in book form in
1947.
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| Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10 |
 
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"Man Alive," published in book form in Three Doors to
Death, in 1950.
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| 1948 |
Saturday, March 18 - Saturday, April 3 |
 
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And Be A Villain, published in book form
in 1947.
X telephones Wolfe twice.
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| Tuesday, July 6 - Thursday, July 8 |
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"Omit Flowers," published in book form in Three Doors to
Death, in 1950.
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| Sunday, December 5 - Tuesday, December 7 |
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"Door to Death," published in book form in Three Doors to
Death, in 1950.
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| 1949 |
Thursday, June 16 - Monday, June 27 |
 
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The Second Confession, published in book form
in 1949.
X telephones again, blasts Wolfe's plant rooms.
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| Sunday, December 5 - Tuesday, December 7 |
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"The Gun With Wings," published in book form in Curtains for
Three, in 1950.
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| 1950-1959 |
| 1950 |
Monday - Wednesday in March |
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"Disguise for Murder," published in book form in Curtains for
Three, in 1950.
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| Thursday, April 6 - Friday, September 8 |
 
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In the Best Families, published in book form
in 1950.
Archie, solo, finishes up the Poison Pen job, handles the Hot Insurance
case. When Wolfe returns to New York, Arnold Zeck dies.
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| 1951 |
January or early February |
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The Little Mix-Up with a Gang of Hijackers.
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| Monday, February 19 - Monday, March 12 |
 
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Murder by the Book, published in book form
in 1951.
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| Tuesday, July 31 - Monday, August 6 |
 
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"Home to Roost," published in book form in Triple
Jeopardy, in 1952.
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| Summer |
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The Pendexter case.
"The Cop-Killer," published in book form in Triple
Jeopardy, in 1952.
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| Monday - Wednesday in the winter |
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"The Squirt and the Monkey," published in book form in
Triple Jeopardy, in 1952.
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| 1952 |
| Monday, June 24 - Monday, June 30 |
 
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Prisoner's Base, published in book form
in 1952.
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| A Friday in the latter half |
 
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"Invitation to Murder," published in book form in Three Men
Out, in 1954.
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| A Wednesday in October |
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"This Won't Kill You," published in book form in Three Men
Out, in 1954.
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| 1953 |
Tuesday, May 19 - Friday, May 29 |
 
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The Golden Spiders, published in book form
in 1953.
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| A Wednesday in the latter half |
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"The Zero Clue," published in book form in Three Men
Out, in 1954.
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| 1954 |
Thursday, March 11 - Friday, March 19 |
 
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The Black Mountain, published in book form
in 1954.
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| Tuesday - Wednesday in May |
 
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"When a Man Murders," published in book form in Three
Witnesses, in 1956.
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| Summer |
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"The Next Witness," published in book form in Three
Witnesses, in 1956.
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| Wednesday - Thursday in late 1954 or early 1955 |
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"Die Like a Dog," published in book form in Three
Witnesses, in 1956.
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| 1955 |
| Tuesday, April 12 - Tuesday, April 19 |
 
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Before Midnight, published in book form
in 1955.
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| Saturday, August 6 - Thursday, August 11 |
 
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"A Window for Death," published in book form in Three
for the Chair, in 1957.
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| Autumn |
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The Lamb and McCullough insurance case.
"Immune to Murder," published in book form in Three
for the Chair, in 1957.
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| 1956 |
Monday - Tuesday in early 1956 |
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"Too Many Detectives," published in book form in Three
for the Chair, in 1957.
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| Monday, April 9 - Monday, April 16 |
 
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Might as Well Be Dead, published in book form
in 1956
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| Wednesday, July 4 - Thursday, July 5 |
 
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"Fourth of July Picnic," published in book form in And
Four to Go, in 1958.
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| 1957 |
Tuesday - Monday in the spring |
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"Easter Parade," published in book form in And
Four to Go, in 1958.
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| Monday, May 20 - Tuesday, June 4 |
 
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If Death Ever Slept, published in book form
in 1957.
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| Tuesday - Wednesday |
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"Murder is no Joke," published in book form in And
Four to Go, in 1958.
Alternate version, "Frame-up for Murder," published in book form in
Death Times Three, in 1985.
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| October |
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The Stolen Bottweil Tapestries.
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| Wednesday, December 20 - Saturday, December 23 |
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"Christmas Party," published in book form in And
Four to Go, in 1958.
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| 1958 |
Monday, January 5 - Tuesday, January 6 |
 
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"Eeny Meeny Murder Mo," published in book form in Homicide
Trinity, in 1962.
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| Tuesday - Sunday in March |
 
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Champagne for One, published in book form
in 1958.
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| Tuesday, April 1 - Thursday, April 3 |
 
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"Poison à la Carte," published in book form in Three
At Wolfe's Door, in 1960.
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| 1959 |
Monday, January 26 - Tuesday, January 27 |
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"Counterfeit for Murder," published in book form in Homicide
Trinity, in 1962.
Alternate version, "Assault on a Brownstone," published in book form in
Death Times Three, in 1985.
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| Monday, May 18 - Wednesday, June 3 |
 
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Plot it Yourself, published in book form in
1959.
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| 1960-1969 |
| 1960 |
Tuesday - Wednesday in January |
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"Death of a Demon," published in book form in Homicide
Trinity, in 1962.
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| Monday, May 9 - Saturday, May 14 |
 
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Too Many Clients, published in book form in
1960.
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| Monday - Wednesday in late August |
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"The Rodeo Murder," published in book form in Three at
Wolfe's Door, in 1960.
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| Monday - Tuesday in September |
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"Method Three for Murder," published in book form in Three
at Wolfe's Door, in 1960.
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| Monday - Friday in December |
 
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"Kill Now -- Pay Later," published in book form in Trio
for Blunt Instruments, in 1964.
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| 1961 |
Tuesday, April 25 - Monday, May 1 |
 
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The Final Deduction, published in book form in
1961.
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| Tuesday, September 12 - Friday, September 15 |
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"Murder is Corny," published in book form in Trio
for Blunt Instruments, in 1964.
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| 1962 |
Monday, February 12 - Friday, February 16 |
 
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Gambit, published in book form in
1962.
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| Tuesday, June 5 - Monday, July 23 |
 
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The Mother Hunt, published in book form in
1963.
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| Tuesday, August 7 - Thursday, August 9 |
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"Blood Will Tell," published in book form in Trio
for Blunt Instruments, in 1964.
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| 1964 |
Monday, February 24 - Friday, March 13 |
 
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A Right to Die, published in book form in
1964.
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| 1965 |
Tuesday, January 5 - Friday, January 15 |
 
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The Doorbell Rang, published in book form in
1965.
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| 1966 |
Saturday, January 29 - Monday, February 7 |
 
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Death of a Doxy, published in book form in
1966.
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| 1967 |
Thursday, August 17 - Friday, September 8 |
 
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The Father Hunt, published in book form in
1968.
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| 1968 |
Friday, August 2 - Tuesday, August 13 |
 
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Death of a Dude, published in book form in
1969.
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| 1969 |
Wednesday, June 4 - Monday, June 30 |
 
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Please Pass the Guilt, published in book form in
1973.
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| 1970-1974 |
| 1974 |
Tuesday, October 29 - Thursday, November 7 |
 
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A Family Affair, published in book form in
1975.
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