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ⓘ About Donald Bain
Donald Bain is a U.S born ghostwriter and author of many reputed books and novels. He was born in the year 1935 and has written over 115 books in his career spanning over 40 years. Many of his writings have been bestsellers in a number of publishing lists. Most of his writings are based in the mystery and thriller genres involving murder mysteries. Over the years, Donald has effectively used s number of pseudonyms for writing different novel series’. Other than murder mysteries, he has also written in the subjects of the western world, business, fun comedies, historical and psychological drama and investigative journalism. One of the murder series written by him, ‘Murder, He Wrote’ also serves as his autobiography.
All Book Series by Donald Bain
Murder in the White House
Series opener · book 1 of 32 · published 1980 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder on Capitol Hill
Book 2 of 32 · published 1981 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder in the Supreme Court
Book 3 of 32 · published 1982 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder in the Smithsonian
Book 4 of 32 · published 1983 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the Kennedy Center
Book 9 of 32 · published 1989 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the National Cathedral
Book 10 of 32 · published 1990 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the Pentagon
Book 11 of 32 · published 1992 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder on the Potomac
Book 12 of 32 · published 1994 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the National Gallery
Book 13 of 32 · published 1996 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the Watergate
Book 15 of 32 · published 1998 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at the Library of Congress
Book 16 of 32 · published 1999 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder in Foggy Bottom
Book 17 of 32 · published 2000 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at Ford's Theatre
Book 19 of 32 · published 2002 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at Union Station
Book 20 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder at The Washington Tribune
Book 21 of 32 · published 2005 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Murder Inside the Beltway
Book 24 of 32 · published 2008 Anthology · Margaret Truman
Experiment in Murder
Book 26 of 32 · published 2012 Co-authored · Margaret Truman
Undiplomatic Murder
Book 27 of 32 · published 2014 Co-authored · Margaret Truman
Internship in Murder
Book 28 of 32 · published 2015 Co-authored · Margaret Truman
Murder on the Metro
Book 31 of 32 · published 2021 Anthology · Jon Land,Margaret Truman
Murder at the CDC
Latest in the series · book 32 of 32 · published 2022 Anthology · Jon Land,Margaret Truman
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1967 Co-authored · Rachel Jones,Trudy Baker
Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake
Book 2 of 6 · published 1969 Co-authored · Eddie Muller,Veronica Lake
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
Series opener · book 1 of 67 · published 1985 Co-authored · James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher
Hooray for Homicide
Book 2 of 67 · published 1985 Co-authored · James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher
Lovers and Other Killers
Book 3 of 67 · published 1986 Co-authored · James Anderson,Jessica Fletcher
Manhattans & Murder
Book 5 of 67 · published 1994 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Palette for Murder
Book 10 of 67 · published 1996 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
The Highland Fling Murders
Book 11 of 67 · published 1997 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Murder on the QE2
Book 12 of 67 · published 1997 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Little Yuletide Murder
Book 14 of 67 · published 1998 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch
Book 15 of 67 · published 1999 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Trick or Treachery
Book 17 of 67 · published 2000 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Blood on the Vine
Book 18 of 67 · published 2001 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Murder in a Minor Key
Book 19 of 67 · published 2001 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Provence to Die for
Book 20 of 67 · published 2002 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
You Bet Your Life
Book 21 of 67 · published 2002 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Majoring In Murder
Book 22 of 67 · published 2003 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Destination Murder
Book 23 of 67 · published 2003 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Vote for Murder
Book 25 of 67 · published 2004 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Margaritas and Murder
Book 27 of 67 · published 2005 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Question of Murder
Book 28 of 67 · published 2006 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Three Strikes and You're Dead
Book 29 of 67 · published 2006 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Coffee, Tea, or Murder?
Book 30 of 67 · published 2007 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Panning for Murder
Book 31 of 67 · published 2007 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Slaying in Savannah
Book 33 of 67 · published 2008 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Madison Avenue Shoot
Book 34 of 67 · published 2009 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
The Queen's Jewels
Book 37 of 67 · published 2010 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Skating on Thin Ice
Book 38 of 67 · published 2011 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
The Fine Art of Murder
Book 39 of 67 · published 2011 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Trouble at High Tide
Book 40 of 67 · published 2012 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Prescription for Murder
Book 42 of 67 · published 2013 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Close-up on Murder
Book 43 of 67 · published 2013 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Death of a Blue Blood
Book 45 of 67 · published 2014 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Killer in the Kitchen
Book 46 of 67 · published 2015 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher
Book 47 of 67 · published 2015 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Design For Murder
Book 48 of 67 · published 2016 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
Hook, Line, and Murder
Book 49 of 67 · published 2016 Co-authored · Jessica Fletcher
A Date with Murder
Book 50 of 67 · published 2018 Anthology · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
Manuscript for Murder
Book 51 of 67 · published 2019 Anthology · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
Murder in Red
Book 52 of 67 · published 2019 Anthology · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
A Time for Murder
Book 53 of 67 · published 2019 Co-authored · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
The Murder of Twelve
Book 54 of 67 · published 2020 Anthology · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
Murder In Season
Book 55 of 67 · published 2020 Anthology · Jon Land,Jessica Fletcher
Killing in a Koi Pond
Book 56 of 67 · published 2021 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Debonair in Death
Book 57 of 67 · published 2021 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Death on the Emerald Isle
Book 58 of 67 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Killer on the Court
Book 59 of 67 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Fit for Murder
Book 60 of 67 · published 2024 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Murder Backstage
Book 61 of 67 · published 2024 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
A Killer Christmas
Book 62 of 67 · published 2024 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Snowy with a Chance of Murder
Book 63 of 67 · published 2025 Anthology · Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early
A Body in Boston
Book 64 of 67 · published 2025 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
The Body in the Trees
Book 65 of 67 · published 2025 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
Murder Most Trivial
Book 66 of 67 · published 2026 Anthology · Jessica Fletcher,Barbara Early
A Killing in Real Estate
Latest in the series · book 67 of 67 · published 2026 Anthology · Terrie Farley Moran,Jessica Fletcher
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Donald Bain?
Donald Bain is a U.S born ghostwriter and author of many reputed books and novels. He was born in the year 1935 and has written over 115 books in his career spanning over 40 years. Many of his writings have been bestsellers in a number of publishing lists.
Which Donald Bain series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Capital Crimes series, the earliest of Donald Bain's multi-book series: it opens with Murder in the White House (1980) and runs to 32 books across 1980–2022, ending with Murder at the CDC (2022). Donald Bain's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Donald Bain written?
Donald Bain has 108 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1967 and 2026. 99 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Murder, She Wrote series with 67 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Donald Bain's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Donald Bain's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Capital Crimes (1980–2022, 32 books) and Murder, She Wrote (1985–2026, 67 books).
How are Donald Bain's books organised into series?
This guide splits Donald Bain's 108 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Murder, She Wrote (67 books, 1985–2026); Capital Crimes (32 books, 1980–2022).