The Next Witness

"The Next Witness"
Short story by Rex Stout
Illustrated by Thornton Utz
Original titleThe Last Witness
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Detective fiction
Publication
Published inThe American Magazine
Publication typePeriodical
Publication dateMay 1955
SeriesNero Wolfe

"The Next Witness" is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout, first published as "The Last Witness" in the May 1955 issue of The American Magazine. It first appeared in book form in the short-story collection Three Witnesses, published by the Viking Press in 1956.