Order of Capital Crimes Books
The Capital Crimes series is a series of mystery novels by American novelist Margaret Truman (and Donald Bain). The series does not have a single protagonist, although there are recurring characters, including former criminal lawyer Mackensie Smith, gallery owner Annabel Reed and ex-CIA operative turned pilot Max Pauling.
The Capital Crimes series began in 1980 with Murder in the White House. Although Margaret Truman has passed on, the series continues, now written by Donald Bain. Below is a list of Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Capital Crimes Books
Murder in the White House | (1980) | |
Murder on Capitol Hill | (1981) | |
Murder in the Supreme Court | (1982) | |
Murder in the Smithsonian | (1983) | |
Murder on Embassy Row | (1984) | |
Murder at the FBI | (1985) | |
Murder in Georgetown | (1986) | |
Murder in the CIA | (1987) | |
Murder at the Kennedy Center | (1989) | |
Murder at the National Cathedral | (1990) | |
Murder at the Pentagon | (1992) | |
Murder on the Potomac | (1994) | |
Murder at the National Gallery | (1996) | |
Murder in the House | (1997) | |
Murder at the Watergate | (1998) | |
Murder at the Library of Congress | (1999) | |
Murder in Foggy Bottom | (2000) | |
Murder in Havana | (2001) | |
Murder at Ford’s Theatre | (2002) | |
Murder at Union Station | (2004) | |
Murder at The Washington Tribune | (2005) | |
Murder at the Opera | (2006) | |
Murder on K Street | (2007) | |
Murder Inside the Beltway | (2008) | |
Monument to Murder | (2011) | |
Experiment in Murder | (2012) | |
Undiplomatic Murder | (2014) | |
Internship in Murder | (2015) | |
Deadly Medicine | (2016) | |
Allied in Danger | (2018) | |
Murder on the Metro | (2021) | |
Murder at the CDC | (2022) |
Note: Experiment in Murder is written by Donald Bain, based on Margaret Truman’s work.