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Donald Bain Books in Order

Find every Donald Bain book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 107 books / 5 series

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 Donald Bain Books in Chronological Order

1967 Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker) POoNB / 1 Buy
1969 Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake(With: Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake) POoNB / 2 Buy
1980 Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 1 Buy
1981 Murder on Capitol Hill(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 2 Buy
1982 Murder in the Supreme Court(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 3 Buy
1983 Murder in the Smithsonian(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 4 Buy
1984 Murder on Embassy Row(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 5 Buy
1985 The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 1 Buy
1985 Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 2 Buy
1985 Murder at the FBI(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 6 Buy
1986 Lovers and Other Killers(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 3 Buy
1986 Murder in Georgetown(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 7 Buy
1987 Murder in the CIA(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 8 Buy
1989 Gin & Daggers(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 4 Buy
1989 Murder at the Kennedy Center(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 9 Buy
1990 Murder at the National Cathedral(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 10 Buy
1992 Murder at the Pentagon(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 11 Buy
1994 Manhattans & Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 5 Buy
1994 Murder on the Potomac(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 12 Buy
1995 Rum & Razors(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 6 Buy
1995 Brandy and Bullets(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 7 Buy
1995 Martinis & Mayhem(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 8 Buy
1996 A Deadly Judgment(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 9 Buy
1996 A Palette for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 10 Buy
1996 Murder at the National Gallery(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 13 Buy
1997 The Highland Fling Murders(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 11 Buy
1997 Murder on the QE2(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 12 Buy
1997 Murder in the House(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 14 Buy
1998 Murder in Moscow(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 13 Buy
1998 A Little Yuletide Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 14 Buy
1998 Murder at the Watergate(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 15 Buy
1999 Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 15 Buy
1999 Murder at the Library of Congress(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 16 Buy
1999 Knock 'em Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 16 Buy
2000 Trick or Treachery(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 17 Buy
2000 Murder in Foggy Bottom(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 17 Buy
2001 Blood on the Vine(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 18 Buy
2001 Murder in Havana(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 18 Buy
2001 Murder in a Minor Key(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 19 Buy
2002 Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume POoNB / 3 Buy
2002 The CIA's Control of Candy Jones POoNB / 4 Buy
2002 Murder at Ford's Theatre(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 19 Buy
2002 Provence to Die for(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 20 Buy
2002 You Bet Your Life(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 21 Buy
2003 Majoring In Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 22 Buy
2003 Destination Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 23 Buy
2004 Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame POoNB / 5 Buy
2004 Murder at Union Station(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 20 Buy
2004 Dying to Retire(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 24 Buy
2004 A Vote for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 25 Buy
2005 Murder at The Washington Tribune(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 21 Buy
2005 The Maine Mutiny(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 26 Buy
2005 Margaritas and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 27 Buy
2006 Murder, HE Wrote POoNB / 6 Buy
2006 Murder at the Opera(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 22 Buy
2006 A Question of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 28 Buy
2006 Three Strikes and You're Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 29 Buy
2007 Murder on K Street(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 23 Buy
2007 Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 30 Buy
2007 Panning for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 31 Buy
2008 Murder Inside the Beltway(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 24 Buy
2008 Murder on Parade(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 32 Buy
2008 A Slaying in Savannah(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 33 Buy
2009 Madison Avenue Shoot(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 34 Buy
2009 A Fatal Feast(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 35 Buy
2010 Nashville Noir(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 36 Buy
2010 The Queen's Jewels(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 37 Buy
2011 Monument to Murder(By: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 25 Buy
2011 Skating on Thin Ice(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 38 Buy
2011 The Fine Art of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 39 Buy
2012 Experiment in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 26 Buy
2012 Trouble at High Tide(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 40 Buy
2012 Domestic Malice(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 41 Buy
2013 Prescription for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 42 Buy
2013 Close-up on Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 43 Buy
2014 Lights Out! POoSN / 1 Buy
2014 Undiplomatic Murder(With: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 27 Buy
2014 Aloha Betrayed(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 44 Buy
2014 Death of a Blue Blood(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 45 Buy
2015 Internship in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 28 Buy
2015 Killer in the Kitchen(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 46 Buy
2015 The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 47 Buy
2016 Deadly Medicine(With: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 29 Buy
2016 Design For Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 48 Buy
2016 Hook, Line, and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 49 Buy
2018 Allied in Danger(With: Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 30 Buy
2018 A Date with Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 50 Buy
2019 Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session POoSP / 1 Buy
2019 Manuscript for Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 51 Buy
2019 Murder in Red(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 52 Buy
2019 A Time for Murder(With: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 53 Buy
2020 The Murder of Twelve(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 54 Buy
2020 Murder In Season(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 55 Buy
2021 Murder on the Metro(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 31 Buy
2021 Killing in a Koi Pond(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 56 Buy
2021 Debonair in Death(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 57 Buy
2022 Murder at the CDC(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) POoCCB / 32 Buy
2023 Death on the Emerald Isle(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 58 Buy
2023 Killer on the Court(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 59 Buy
2024 Fit for Murder(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 60 Buy
2024 Murder Backstage(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 61 Buy
2024 A Killer Christmas(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 62 Buy
2025 Snowy with a Chance of Murder(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) POoMSWB / 63 Buy
2025 A Body in Boston(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 64 Buy
2025 The Body in the Trees(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 65 Buy
2026 Murder Most Trivial(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) POoMSWB / 66 Buy
2026 A Killing in Real Estate(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) POoMSWB / 67 Buy

Donald Bain Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Lights Out! 2014 Buy
01 Coffee, Tea or Me?(With: Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker) 1967 Buy
02 Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake(With: Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake) 1969 Buy
03 Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume 2002 Buy
04 The CIA's Control of Candy Jones 2002 Buy
05 Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame 2004 Buy
06 Murder, HE Wrote 2006 Buy
01 The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1985 Buy
02 Hooray for Homicide(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1985 Buy
03 Lovers and Other Killers(With: James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher) 1986 Buy
04 Gin & Daggers(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1989 Buy
05 Manhattans & Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1994 Buy
06 Rum & Razors(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995 Buy
07 Brandy and Bullets(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995 Buy
08 Martinis & Mayhem(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1995 Buy
09 A Deadly Judgment(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1996 Buy
10 A Palette for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1996 Buy
11 The Highland Fling Murders(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1997 Buy
12 Murder on the QE2(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1997 Buy
13 Murder in Moscow(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1998 Buy
14 A Little Yuletide Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1998 Buy
15 Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1999 Buy
16 Knock 'em Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) 1999 Buy
17 Trick or Treachery(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2000 Buy
18 Blood on the Vine(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2001 Buy
19 Murder in a Minor Key(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2001 Buy
20 Provence to Die for(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2002 Buy
21 You Bet Your Life(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2002 Buy
22 Majoring In Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2003 Buy
23 Destination Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2003 Buy
24 Dying to Retire(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2004 Buy
25 A Vote for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2004 Buy
26 The Maine Mutiny(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2005 Buy
27 Margaritas and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2005 Buy
28 A Question of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2006 Buy
29 Three Strikes and You're Dead(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2006 Buy
30 Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2007 Buy
31 Panning for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2007 Buy
32 Murder on Parade(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2008 Buy
33 A Slaying in Savannah(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2008 Buy
34 Madison Avenue Shoot(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2009 Buy
35 A Fatal Feast(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2009 Buy
36 Nashville Noir(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2010 Buy
37 The Queen's Jewels(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2010 Buy
38 Skating on Thin Ice(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2011 Buy
39 The Fine Art of Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2011 Buy
40 Trouble at High Tide(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2012 Buy
41 Domestic Malice(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2012 Buy
42 Prescription for Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2013 Buy
43 Close-up on Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2013 Buy
44 Aloha Betrayed(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2014 Buy
45 Death of a Blue Blood(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2014 Buy
46 Killer in the Kitchen(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2015 Buy
47 The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2015 Buy
48 Design For Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2016 Buy
49 Hook, Line, and Murder(With: Jessica Fletcher) 2016 Buy
50 A Date with Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2018 Buy
51 Manuscript for Murder(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019 Buy
52 Murder in Red(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019 Buy
53 A Time for Murder(With: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2019 Buy
54 The Murder of Twelve(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2020 Buy
55 Murder In Season(By: Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher) 2020 Buy
56 Killing in a Koi Pond(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2021 Buy
57 Debonair in Death(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2021 Buy
58 Death on the Emerald Isle(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2023 Buy
59 Killer on the Court(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2023 Buy
60 Fit for Murder(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024 Buy
61 Murder Backstage(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024 Buy
62 A Killer Christmas(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2024 Buy
63 Snowy with a Chance of Murder(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) 2025 Buy
64 A Body in Boston(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2025 Buy
65 The Body in the Trees(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2025 Buy
66 Murder Most Trivial(By: Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early) 2026 Buy
67 A Killing in Real Estate(By: Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher) 2026 Buy
01 Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session 2019 Buy
01 Murder in the White House(By: Margaret Truman) 1980 Buy
02 Murder on Capitol Hill(By: Margaret Truman) 1981 Buy
03 Murder in the Supreme Court(By: Margaret Truman) 1982 Buy
04 Murder in the Smithsonian(By: Margaret Truman) 1983 Buy
05 Murder on Embassy Row(By: Margaret Truman) 1984 Buy
06 Murder at the FBI(By: Margaret Truman) 1985 Buy
07 Murder in Georgetown(By: Margaret Truman) 1986 Buy
08 Murder in the CIA(By: Margaret Truman) 1987 Buy
09 Murder at the Kennedy Center(By: Margaret Truman) 1989 Buy
10 Murder at the National Cathedral(By: Margaret Truman) 1990 Buy
11 Murder at the Pentagon(By: Margaret Truman) 1992 Buy
12 Murder on the Potomac(By: Margaret Truman) 1994 Buy
13 Murder at the National Gallery(By: Margaret Truman) 1996 Buy
14 Murder in the House(By: Margaret Truman) 1997 Buy
15 Murder at the Watergate(By: Margaret Truman) 1998 Buy
16 Murder at the Library of Congress(By: Margaret Truman) 1999 Buy
17 Murder in Foggy Bottom(By: Margaret Truman) 2000 Buy
18 Murder in Havana(By: Margaret Truman) 2001 Buy
19 Murder at Ford's Theatre(By: Margaret Truman) 2002 Buy
20 Murder at Union Station(By: Margaret Truman) 2004 Buy
21 Murder at The Washington Tribune(By: Margaret Truman) 2005 Buy
22 Murder at the Opera(By: Margaret Truman) 2006 Buy
23 Murder on K Street(By: Margaret Truman) 2007 Buy
24 Murder Inside the Beltway(By: Margaret Truman) 2008 Buy
25 Monument to Murder(By: Margaret Truman) 2011 Buy
26 Experiment in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2012 Buy
27 Undiplomatic Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2014 Buy
28 Internship in Murder(With: Margaret Truman) 2015 Buy
29 Deadly Medicine(With: Margaret Truman) 2016 Buy
30 Allied in Danger(With: Margaret Truman) 2018 Buy
31 Murder on the Metro(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) 2021 Buy
32 Murder at the CDC(By: Jon Land,Margaret Truman) 2022 Buy

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