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Donald Bain

American author Donald Bain is best known for the "Murder, She Wrote" mystery series, which he ghostwrote for decades. His books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Donald Bain books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1967Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

1969Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake(With: Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake)POoNB · 2Buy ↗

1980Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 1Buy ↗

1981Murder on Capitol Hill(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 2Buy ↗

1982Murder in the Supreme Court(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 3Buy ↗

1983Murder in the Smithsonian(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 4Buy ↗

1984Murder on Embassy Row(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 5Buy ↗

1985The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 1Buy ↗

1985Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 2Buy ↗

1985Murder at the FBI(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 6Buy ↗

1986Lovers and Other Killers(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 3Buy ↗

1986Murder in Georgetown(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 7Buy ↗

1987Murder in the CIA(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 8Buy ↗

1989Gin & Daggers(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 4Buy ↗

1989Murder at the Kennedy Center(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 9Buy ↗

1990Murder at the National Cathedral(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 10Buy ↗

1992Murder at the Pentagon(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 11Buy ↗

1994Manhattans & Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 5Buy ↗

1994Murder on the Potomac(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 12Buy ↗

1995Rum & Razors(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 6Buy ↗

1995Brandy and Bullets(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 7Buy ↗

1995Martinis & Mayhem(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 8Buy ↗

1996A Deadly Judgment(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 9Buy ↗

1996A Palette for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 10Buy ↗

1996Murder at the National Gallery(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 13Buy ↗

1997The Highland Fling Murders(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 11Buy ↗

1997Murder on the QE2(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 12Buy ↗

1997Murder in the House(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 14Buy ↗

1998Murder in Moscow(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 13Buy ↗

1998A Little Yuletide Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 14Buy ↗

1998Murder at the Watergate(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 15Buy ↗

1999Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 15Buy ↗

1999Murder at the Library of Congress(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 16Buy ↗

1999Knock 'em Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 16Buy ↗

2000Murder in Foggy Bottom(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 17Buy ↗

2000Trick or Treachery(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 17Buy ↗

2001Murder in Havana(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 18Buy ↗

2001Blood on the Vine(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 18Buy ↗

2001Murder in a Minor Key(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 19Buy ↗

2002Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam CostumePOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2002The CIA's Control of Candy JonesPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2002Murder at Ford's Theatre(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 19Buy ↗

2002Provence to Die for(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 20Buy ↗

2002You Bet Your Life(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 21Buy ↗

2003Majoring In Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 22Buy ↗

2003Destination Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 23Buy ↗

2004Charlie and the Shawneetown DamePOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2004Murder at Union Station(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 20Buy ↗

2004Dying to Retire(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 24Buy ↗

2004A Vote for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 25Buy ↗

2005Murder at The Washington Tribune(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 21Buy ↗

2005The Maine Mutiny(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 26Buy ↗

2005Margaritas and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 27Buy ↗

2006Murder, HE WrotePOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2006Murder at the Opera(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 22Buy ↗

2006A Question of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 28Buy ↗

2006Three Strikes and You're Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 29Buy ↗

2007Murder on K Street(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 23Buy ↗

2007Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 30Buy ↗

2007Panning for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 31Buy ↗

2008Murder Inside the Beltway(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 24Buy ↗

2008Murder on Parade(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 32Buy ↗

2008A Slaying in Savannah(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 33Buy ↗

2009Madison Avenue Shoot(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 34Buy ↗

2009A Fatal Feast(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 35Buy ↗

2010Nashville Noir(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 36Buy ↗

2010The Queen's Jewels(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 37Buy ↗

2011Monument to Murder(By: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 25Buy ↗

2011Skating on Thin Ice(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 38Buy ↗

2011The Fine Art of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 39Buy ↗

2012Experiment in Murder(With: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 26Buy ↗

2012Trouble at High Tide(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 40Buy ↗

2012Domestic Malice(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 41Buy ↗

2013Prescription for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 42Buy ↗

2013Close-up on Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 43Buy ↗

2014Lights Out!POoSN · 1Buy ↗

2014Undiplomatic Murder(With: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 27Buy ↗

2014Aloha Betrayed(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 44Buy ↗

2014Death of a Blue Blood(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 45Buy ↗

2015Internship in Murder(With: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 28Buy ↗

2015Killer in the Kitchen(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 46Buy ↗

2015The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 47Buy ↗

2016Deadly Medicine(With: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 29Buy ↗

2016Design For Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 48Buy ↗

2016Hook, Line, and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 49Buy ↗

2018Allied in Danger(With: Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 30Buy ↗

2018A Date with Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 50Buy ↗

2019Olden Times, or the Rising of the SessionPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

2019Manuscript for Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 51Buy ↗

2019Murder in Red(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 52Buy ↗

2019A Time for Murder(With: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 53Buy ↗

2020The Murder of Twelve(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 54Buy ↗

2020Murder In Season(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 55Buy ↗

2021Murder on the Metro(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 31Buy ↗

2021Killing in a Koi Pond(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 56Buy ↗

2021Debonair in Death(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 57Buy ↗

2022Murder at the CDC(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman)POoCCB · 32Buy ↗

2023Death on the Emerald Isle(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 58Buy ↗

2023Killer on the Court(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 59Buy ↗

2024Fit for Murder(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 60Buy ↗

2024Murder Backstage(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 61Buy ↗

2024A Killer Christmas(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 62Buy ↗

2025Snowy with a Chance of Murder(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early)POoMSWB · 63Buy ↗

2025A Body in Boston(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 64Buy ↗

2025The Body in the Trees(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 65Buy ↗

2026Murder Most Trivial(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early)POoMSWB · 66Buy ↗

2026A Killing in Real Estate(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)POoMSWB · 67Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels1 book · 2014

01Lights Out!2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books6 books · 1967–2006

01Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker)1967Buy ↗

02Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake(With: Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake)1969Buy ↗

03Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume2002Buy ↗

04The CIA's Control of Candy Jones2002Buy ↗

05Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame2004Buy ↗

06Murder, HE Wrote2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books67 books · 1985–2026

01The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)1985Buy ↗

02Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)1985Buy ↗

03Lovers and Other Killers(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher)1986Buy ↗

04Gin & Daggers(With: Jessica Fletcher)1989Buy ↗

05Manhattans & Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)1994Buy ↗

06Rum & Razors(With: Jessica Fletcher)1995Buy ↗

07Brandy and Bullets(With: Jessica Fletcher)1995Buy ↗

08Martinis & Mayhem(With: Jessica Fletcher)1995Buy ↗

09A Deadly Judgment(With: Jessica Fletcher)1996Buy ↗

10A Palette for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)1996Buy ↗

11The Highland Fling Murders(With: Jessica Fletcher)1997Buy ↗

12Murder on the QE2(With: Jessica Fletcher)1997Buy ↗

13Murder in Moscow(With: Jessica Fletcher)1998Buy ↗

14A Little Yuletide Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)1998Buy ↗

15Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(With: Jessica Fletcher)1999Buy ↗

16Knock 'em Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher)1999Buy ↗

17Trick or Treachery(With: Jessica Fletcher)2000Buy ↗

18Blood on the Vine(With: Jessica Fletcher)2001Buy ↗

19Murder in a Minor Key(With: Jessica Fletcher)2001Buy ↗

20Provence to Die for(With: Jessica Fletcher)2002Buy ↗

21You Bet Your Life(With: Jessica Fletcher)2002Buy ↗

22Majoring In Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2003Buy ↗

23Destination Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2003Buy ↗

24Dying to Retire(With: Jessica Fletcher)2004Buy ↗

25A Vote for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2004Buy ↗

26The Maine Mutiny(With: Jessica Fletcher)2005Buy ↗

27Margaritas and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2005Buy ↗

28A Question of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2006Buy ↗

29Three Strikes and You're Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher)2006Buy ↗

30Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(With: Jessica Fletcher)2007Buy ↗

31Panning for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2007Buy ↗

32Murder on Parade(With: Jessica Fletcher)2008Buy ↗

33A Slaying in Savannah(With: Jessica Fletcher)2008Buy ↗

34Madison Avenue Shoot(With: Jessica Fletcher)2009Buy ↗

35A Fatal Feast(With: Jessica Fletcher)2009Buy ↗

36Nashville Noir(With: Jessica Fletcher)2010Buy ↗

37The Queen's Jewels(With: Jessica Fletcher)2010Buy ↗

38Skating on Thin Ice(With: Jessica Fletcher)2011Buy ↗

39The Fine Art of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2011Buy ↗

40Trouble at High Tide(With: Jessica Fletcher)2012Buy ↗

41Domestic Malice(With: Jessica Fletcher)2012Buy ↗

42Prescription for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2013Buy ↗

43Close-up on Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2013Buy ↗

44Aloha Betrayed(With: Jessica Fletcher)2014Buy ↗

45Death of a Blue Blood(With: Jessica Fletcher)2014Buy ↗

46Killer in the Kitchen(With: Jessica Fletcher)2015Buy ↗

47The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(With: Jessica Fletcher)2015Buy ↗

48Design For Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2016Buy ↗

49Hook, Line, and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher)2016Buy ↗

50A Date with Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2018Buy ↗

51Manuscript for Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2019Buy ↗

52Murder in Red(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2019Buy ↗

53A Time for Murder(With: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2019Buy ↗

54The Murder of Twelve(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2020Buy ↗

55Murder In Season(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher)2020Buy ↗

56Killing in a Koi Pond(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2021Buy ↗

57Debonair in Death(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2021Buy ↗

58Death on the Emerald Isle(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2023Buy ↗

59Killer on the Court(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2023Buy ↗

60Fit for Murder(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2024Buy ↗

61Murder Backstage(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2024Buy ↗

62A Killer Christmas(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2024Buy ↗

63Snowy with a Chance of Murder(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early)2025Buy ↗

64A Body in Boston(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2025Buy ↗

65The Body in the Trees(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2025Buy ↗

66Murder Most Trivial(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early)2026Buy ↗

67A Killing in Real Estate(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher)2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays1 book · 2019

01Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Capital Crimes Books32 books · 1980–2022

01Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman)1980Buy ↗

02Murder on Capitol Hill(By: Margaret Truman)1981Buy ↗

03Murder in the Supreme Court(By: Margaret Truman)1982Buy ↗

04Murder in the Smithsonian(By: Margaret Truman)1983Buy ↗

05Murder on Embassy Row(By: Margaret Truman)1984Buy ↗

06Murder at the FBI(By: Margaret Truman)1985Buy ↗

07Murder in Georgetown(By: Margaret Truman)1986Buy ↗

08Murder in the CIA(By: Margaret Truman)1987Buy ↗

09Murder at the Kennedy Center(By: Margaret Truman)1989Buy ↗

10Murder at the National Cathedral(By: Margaret Truman)1990Buy ↗

11Murder at the Pentagon(By: Margaret Truman)1992Buy ↗

12Murder on the Potomac(By: Margaret Truman)1994Buy ↗

13Murder at the National Gallery(By: Margaret Truman)1996Buy ↗

14Murder in the House(By: Margaret Truman)1997Buy ↗

15Murder at the Watergate(By: Margaret Truman)1998Buy ↗

16Murder at the Library of Congress(By: Margaret Truman)1999Buy ↗

17Murder in Foggy Bottom(By: Margaret Truman)2000Buy ↗

18Murder in Havana(By: Margaret Truman)2001Buy ↗

19Murder at Ford's Theatre(By: Margaret Truman)2002Buy ↗

20Murder at Union Station(By: Margaret Truman)2004Buy ↗

21Murder at The Washington Tribune(By: Margaret Truman)2005Buy ↗

22Murder at the Opera(By: Margaret Truman)2006Buy ↗

23Murder on K Street(By: Margaret Truman)2007Buy ↗

24Murder Inside the Beltway(By: Margaret Truman)2008Buy ↗

25Monument to Murder(By: Margaret Truman)2011Buy ↗

26Experiment in Murder(With: Margaret Truman)2012Buy ↗

27Undiplomatic Murder(With: Margaret Truman)2014Buy ↗

28Internship in Murder(With: Margaret Truman)2015Buy ↗

29Deadly Medicine(With: Margaret Truman)2016Buy ↗

30Allied in Danger(With: Margaret Truman)2018Buy ↗

31Murder on the Metro(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman)2021Buy ↗

32Murder at the CDC(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman)2022Buy ↗

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