Order of Donald Bain Books
Donald Bain (1935-2017) was an American author who is best known for writing various mystery titles. Perhaps most notably, he is the “co-author” along with the fictional character and protagonist Jessica Fletcher on the Murder, She Wrote TV tie-in book series. He has also ghostwritten many books anonymously. Donald is survived by his wife, fellow writer Renee Paley-Bain, two daughters (one of which, Laurie Bain Wilson, is also an author) and four grandchildren.
Donald Bain has been a published novelist ever since the late 1960s, but his first credited book was The Case Against Private Aviation, published in 1969. Below is a list of Donald Bain’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Capital Crimes Books
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Murder in the White House |
(1980) |
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Murder on Capitol Hill |
(1981) |
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Murder in the Supreme Court |
(1982) |
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Murder in the Smithsonian |
(1983) |
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Murder on Embassy Row |
(1984) |
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Murder at the FBI |
(1985) |
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Murder in Georgetown |
(1986) |
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Murder in the CIA |
(1987) |
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Murder at the Kennedy Center |
(1989) |
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Murder at the National Cathedral |
(1990) |
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Murder at the Pentagon |
(1992) |
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Murder on the Potomac |
(1994) |
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Murder at the National Gallery |
(1996) |
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Murder in the House |
(1997) |
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Murder at the Watergate |
(1998) |
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Murder at the Library of Congress |
(1999) |
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Murder in Foggy Bottom |
(2000) |
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Murder in Havana |
(2001) |
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Murder at Ford’s Theatre |
(2002) |
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Murder at Union Station |
(2004) |
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Murder at The Washington Tribune |
(2005) |
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Murder at the Opera |
(2006) |
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Murder on K Street |
(2007) |
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Murder Inside the Beltway |
(2008) |
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Monument to Murder |
(2011) |
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Experiment in Murder |
(2012) |
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Undiplomatic Murder |
(2014) |
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Internship in Murder |
(2015) |
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Deadly Medicine |
(2016) |
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Allied in Danger |
(2018) |
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Murder on the Metro |
(2021) |
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Murder at the CDC |
(2022) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Lights Out! |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Coffee, Tea or Me? |
(1967) |
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Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake |
(1969) |
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Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume |
(2002) |
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The CIA’s Control of Candy Jones |
(2002) |
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Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame |
(2004) |
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Murder, HE Wrote |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Standalone Plays
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Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session |
(2019) |
Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books
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The Murder of Sherlock Holmes |
(1985) |
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Hooray for Homicide |
(1985) |
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Lovers and Other Killers |
(1986) |
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Gin & Daggers |
(1989) |
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Manhattans & Murder |
(1994) |
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Rum & Razors |
(1995) |
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Brandy and Bullets |
(1995) |
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Martinis & Mayhem |
(1995) |
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A Deadly Judgment |
(1996) |
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A Palette for Murder |
(1996) |
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The Highland Fling Murders |
(1997) |
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Murder on the QE2 |
(1997) |
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Murder in Moscow |
(1998) |
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A Little Yuletide Murder |
(1998) |
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Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch |
(1999) |
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Knock ’em Dead |
(1999) |
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Trick or Treachery |
(2000) |
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Blood on the Vine |
(2001) |
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Murder in a Minor Key |
(2001) |
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Provence to Die for |
(2002) |
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You Bet Your Life |
(2002) |
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Majoring In Murder |
(2003) |
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Destination Murder |
(2003) |
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Dying to Retire |
(2004) |
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A Vote for Murder |
(2004) |
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The Maine Mutiny |
(2005) |
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Margaritas and Murder |
(2005) |
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A Question of Murder |
(2006) |
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Three Strikes and You’re Dead |
(2006) |
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Coffee, Tea, or Murder? |
(2007) |
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Panning for Murder |
(2007) |
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Murder on Parade |
(2008) |
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A Slaying in Savannah |
(2008) |
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Madison Avenue Shoot |
(2009) |
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A Fatal Feast |
(2009) |
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Nashville Noir |
(2010) |
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The Queen’s Jewels |
(2010) |
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Skating on Thin Ice |
(2011) |
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The Fine Art of Murder |
(2011) |
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Trouble at High Tide |
(2012) |
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Domestic Malice |
(2012) |
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Prescription for Murder |
(2013) |
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Close-up on Murder |
(2013) |
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Aloha Betrayed |
(2014) |
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Death of a Blue Blood |
(2014) |
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Killer in the Kitchen |
(2015) |
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The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher |
(2015) |
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Design For Murder |
(2016) |
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Hook, Line, and Murder |
(2016) |
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A Date with Murder |
(2018) |
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Manuscript for Murder |
(2019) |
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Murder in Red |
(2019) |
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A Time for Murder |
(2019) |
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The Murder of Twelve |
(2020) |
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Murder In Season |
(2020) |
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Killing in a Koi Pond |
(2021) |
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Debonair in Death |
(2021) |
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Killer on the Court |
(2022) |
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Death on the Emerald Isle |
(2023) |
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Killer on the Court |
(2023) |
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Fit for Murder |
(2024) |
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Murder Backstage |
(2024) |
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A Killer Christmas |
(2024) |
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Snowy with a Chance of Murder |
(2025) |
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A Body in Boston |
(2025) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir |
(2015) |
Notes: The Murder, She Wrote series is written with Jessica Fletcher. From The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher until Hook, Line and Murder, the Murder She Wrote series was co-authored by Renee Paley-Bain. The Capital Crimes series is co-authored with Margaret Truman. A Date with Murder was written by Jon Land.