Order of Gail Bowen Books
Gail Bowen is a Canadian author of mystery novels, in addition to being a playwright. She writes the Joanne Kilbourn series and the Charlie D series. Gail was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of Saskatchewan. She went on to teach English at the First Nations University of Canada. Several of her Joanne Kilbourn novels have been made into TV movies that have aired on Canadian television, produced by Shaftesbury Films and CTV.
Gail Bowen’s debut as a novelist was in 1986 with the novella 1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide, co-authored by Ron Marken. Her debut solo novel was Deadly Appearances in 1990. Below is a list of Gail Bowen’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Books
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Deadly Appearances |
(1990) |
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Murder at the Mendel / Love and Murder |
(1991) |
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The Wandering Soul Murders |
(1992) |
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A Colder Kind of Death |
(1994) |
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A Killing Spring |
(1996) |
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Verdict in Blood |
(1998) |
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Burying Ariel |
(2000) |
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The Glass Coffin |
(2002) |
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The Last Good Day |
(2004) |
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The Endless Knot |
(2006) |
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The Brutal Heart |
(2008) |
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The Nesting Dolls |
(2010) |
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Kaleidoscope |
(2012) |
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The Gifted |
(2013) |
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12 Rose Street |
(2015) |
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What’s Left Behind |
(2016) |
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The Winners’ Circle |
(2017) |
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A Darkness of the Heart |
(2018) |
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The Unlocking Season |
(2020) |
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An Image in the Lake |
(2021) |
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What’s Past Is Prologue |
(2022) |
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The Legacy |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Charlie D Books
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Love You to Death |
(2010) |
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One Fine Day You’re Gonna Die |
(2010) |
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The Shadow Killer |
(2011) |
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The Thirteenth Rose |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide |
(1987) |
Publication Order of Plays
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Dancing in Poppies |
(2002) |
Publication Order of Gail Bowen Omnibus Books
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The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn |
(2004) |
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The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn |
(2006) |
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Gail Bowen Bundle |
(2013) |
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The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3 |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Sleuth |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Toronto Noir |
(2008) |
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The Dame Was Trouble |
(2018) |
Note: Murder at the Mendel was also published as Love and Murder.