Order of Margaret Truman Books

Order of Margaret Truman Books


Margaret Truman Daniel (1924-2008) was an author of mystery novels. She was the only child of US President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman. Before she was an author, she was a singer. Margaret also wrote several non-fiction books, including an biographies of her parents and an autobiography. Her debut novel Murder in the White House was adapted to film as Murder at 1600 starring Wesley Snipes.

Margaret Truman’s first book was Souvenir: Margaret Truman’s Own Story, which was originally published in 1956. Her first foray into the fiction world was Murder in the White House, published in 1980. Below is a list of Margaret Truman’s books in order of when they were first published:

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 (With: Donald Bain)

(2012)

Undiplomatic Murder (With: Donald Bain)

(2014)

Internship in Murder (With: Donald Bain)

(2015)

Deadly Medicine (With: Donald Bain)

(2016)

Allied in Danger (With: Donald Bain)

(2018)

Murder on the Metro (With: Jon Land)

(2021)

Murder at the CDC (With: Jon Land)

(2022)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Souvenir

(1954)

White House Pets

(1969)

Harry S. Truman

(1973)

Women of Courage

(1976)

Letters from Father

(1981)

Bess W. Truman

(1986)

Where the Buck Stops

(1989)

First Ladies

(1995)

The President’s House

(2003)

Note: Experiment in Murder is written by Donald Bain, based on Margaret Truman’s work.