Donald Bain Reading Order
6 series · 107 books · Born 1936
Donald Bain, a prolific author known for his engaging detective stories, has captivated readers with his unique style across multiple genres. With an impressive portfolio that includes 107 titles spanning six series and standalone works, Bain's most notable creation is the popular "Capital Crimes" series. Writing from 1967 until 2026, he has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape with his contributions to fiction and non-fiction alike.
Anthologies Series
Complete1 book (2015–2015)
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
Capital Crimes Series
Likely Complete32 books (1980–2022)
Start with Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman), the first of 32 books in the Capital Crimes series.
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| 1 |  Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman) 1980Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Murder on Capitol Hill(By: Margaret Truman) 1981Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Murder in the Supreme Court(By: Margaret Truman) 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Murder in the Smithsonian(By: Margaret Truman) 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Murder on Embassy Row(By: Margaret Truman) 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Murder at the FBI(By: Margaret Truman) 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Murder in Georgetown(By: Margaret Truman) 1986Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Murder in the CIA(By: Margaret Truman) 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Murder at the Kennedy Center(By: Margaret Truman) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Murder at the National Cathedral(By: Margaret Truman) 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Murder at the Pentagon(By: Margaret Truman) 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Murder on the Potomac(By: Margaret Truman) 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Murder at the National Gallery(By: Margaret Truman) 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Murder in the House(By: Margaret Truman) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Murder at the Watergate(By: Margaret Truman) 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Murder at the Library of Congress(By: Margaret Truman) 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Murder in Foggy Bottom(By: Margaret Truman) 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Murder in Havana(By: Margaret Truman) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Murder at Ford's Theatre(By: Margaret Truman) 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Murder at Union Station(By: Margaret Truman) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Murder at The Washington Tribune(By: Margaret Truman) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Murder at the Opera(By: Margaret Truman) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Murder on K Street(By: Margaret Truman) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Murder Inside the Beltway(By: Margaret Truman) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Monument to Murder(By: Margaret Truman) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Experiment in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  Undiplomatic Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  Internship in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Deadly Medicine(With: Margaret Truman) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Allied in Danger(With: Margaret Truman) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Murder on the Metro(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Murder at the CDC(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Murder, She Wrote Series
Ongoing66 books (1985–2026)
Start with Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher), the first of 66 books in the Murder, She Wrote series.
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| 1 | Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Lovers and Other Killers(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1986Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Gin & Daggers(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Manhattans & Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Brandy and Bullets(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Martinis & Mayhem(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Rum & Razors(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  A Deadly Judgment(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  A Palette for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Murder on the QE2(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Highland Fling Murders(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  A Little Yuletide Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Murder in Moscow(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Knock 'em Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Trick or Treachery(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Blood on the Vine(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Murder in a Minor Key(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Provence to Die for(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  You Bet Your Life(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Destination Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Majoring In Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  A Vote for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Dying to Retire(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Margaritas and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Maine Mutiny(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  A Question of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Three Strikes and You're Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Panning for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  A Slaying in Savannah(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  Murder on Parade(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  A Fatal Feast(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  Madison Avenue Shoot(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  Nashville Noir(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  The Queen's Jewels(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Skating on Thin Ice(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  The Fine Art of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Domestic Malice(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | Trouble at High Tide(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  Close-up on Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  Prescription for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  Aloha Betrayed(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 |  Death of a Blue Blood(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Killer in the Kitchen(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 |  Design For Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 |  Hook, Line, and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  A Date with Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | A Time for Murder(With: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 |  Manuscript for Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 |  Murder in Red(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 |  Murder In Season(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 | The Murder of Twelve(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 56 |  Debonair in Death(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 57 |  Killing in a Koi Pond(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 58 |  Death on the Emerald Isle(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 59 | Killer on the Court(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 60 | A Killer Christmas(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 61 | Fit for Murder(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 62 | Murder Backstage(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 63 | A Body in Boston(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 64 | Snowy with a Chance of Murder(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 65 | The Body in the Trees(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 66 | Murder Most Trivial(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete6 books (1967–2006)
Start with Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker), the first of 6 books in the Non-Fiction series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker) 1967Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake(With: Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake) 1969Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The CIA's Control of Candy Jones 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Murder, HE Wrote 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete1 book (2014–2014)
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Lights Out! 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Plays Series
Complete1 book (2019–2019)
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| 1 |  Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Donald Bain written?
- Donald Bain has written 107 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1967 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Donald Bain series?
- Here are the first books in Donald Bain's series: Capital Crimes: Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman); Murder, She Wrote: Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher); Non-Fiction: Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker).
- What order should I read Donald Bain's books?
- We recommend reading Donald Bain's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Donald Bain still writing new books?
- Yes, Donald Bain has 1 ongoing series: Murder, She Wrote.