In 1972, Stout's authorized biographer John McAleer learned that there was an earlier version of "Counterfeit for Murder" - something even Stout's family didn't know - when Stout shared a copy of his personal writing record with him.
Given the title "Assault on a Brownstone", the original version of "Counterfeit for Murder" was published in Death Times Three (1985), edited by John McAleer.