Black Orchids (novella)

"Black Orchids"
Short story by Rex Stout
Illustrated by Fred Ludekens
Original titleDeath Wears an Orchid
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Detective fiction
Publication
Published inThe American Magazine
Publication typePeriodical
Publication dateAugust 1941
SeriesNero Wolfe

"Black Orchids" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published in abridged form as "Death Wears an Orchid" in the August 1941 issue of The American Magazine. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection Black Orchids, published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1942.