Cordially Invited to Meet Death

"Cordially Invited to Meet Death"
Short story by Rex Stout
Illustrated by Fred Ludekens
Original titleInvitation to Murder
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Detective fiction
Publication
Published inThe American Magazine
Publication typePeriodical
Publication dateApril 1942
SeriesNero Wolfe

"Cordially Invited to Meet Death" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published in abridged form as "Invitation to Murder" in the April 1942 issue of The American Magazine. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection Black Orchids, published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1942.