Capital Crimes Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in the White House |
1980 |
Buy |
| Murder on Capitol Hill |
1981 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Supreme Court |
1982 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Smithsonian |
1983 |
Buy |
| Murder on Embassy Row |
1984 |
Buy |
| Murder at the FBI |
1985 |
Buy |
| Murder in Georgetown |
1986 |
Buy |
| Murder in the CIA |
1987 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Kennedy Center |
1989 |
Buy |
| Murder at the National Cathedral |
1990 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Pentagon |
1992 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Potomac |
1994 |
Buy |
| Murder at the National Gallery |
1996 |
Buy |
| Murder in the House |
1997 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Watergate |
1998 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Library of Congress |
1999 |
Buy |
| Murder in Foggy Bottom |
2000 |
Buy |
| Murder in Havana |
2001 |
Buy |
| Murder at Ford’s Theatre |
2002 |
Buy |
| Murder at Union Station |
2004 |
Buy |
| Murder at Union Station a capital crimes novel |
2004 |
N/A |
| Murder at The Washington Tribune |
2005 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Opera |
2006 |
Buy |
| Murder on K Street |
2007 |
Buy |
| Murder Inside the Beltway |
2008 |
Buy |
| Murder Inside the Beltway: A Capital Crimes Novel |
2008 |
N/A |
| Monument to Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| Experiment in Murder |
2012 |
Buy |
| Margaret Truman’s Experiment in Murder |
2012 |
N/A |
| Undiplomatic Murder |
2014 |
Buy |
| Internship in Murder |
2015 |
Buy |
| Deadly Medicine |
2016 |
Buy |
| Allied in Danger |
2018 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Metro |
2021 |
Buy |
| Murder at the CDC |
2022 |
Buy |
Donald Bain Capital Crimes Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in the White House |
1980 |
Buy |
| Murder on Capitol Hill |
1981 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Supreme Court |
1982 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Smithsonian |
1983 |
Buy |
| Murder on Embassy Row |
1984 |
Buy |
| Murder at the FBI |
1985 |
Buy |
| Murder in Georgetown |
1986 |
Buy |
| Murder in the CIA |
1987 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Kennedy Center |
1989 |
Buy |
| Murder at the National Cathedral |
1990 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Pentagon |
1992 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Potomac |
1994 |
Buy |
| Murder at the National Gallery |
1996 |
Buy |
| Murder in the House |
1997 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Watergate |
1998 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Library of Congress |
1999 |
Buy |
| Murder in Foggy Bottom |
2000 |
Buy |
| Murder in Havana |
2001 |
Buy |
| Murder at Ford’s Theatre |
2002 |
Buy |
| Murder at Union Station |
2004 |
Buy |
| Murder at The Washington Tribune |
2005 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Opera |
2006 |
Buy |
| Murder on K Street |
2007 |
Buy |
| Murder Inside the Beltway |
2008 |
Buy |
| Monument to Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| Experiment in Murder |
2012 |
Buy |
| Undiplomatic Murder |
2014 |
Buy |
| Internship in Murder |
2015 |
Buy |
| Deadly Medicine |
2016 |
Buy |
| Allied in Danger |
2018 |
Buy |
| Murder on the Metro |
2021 |
Buy |
| Murder at the CDC |
2022 |
Buy |
Donald Bain Murder, She Wrote Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hooray for Homicide |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Murder of Sherlock Holmes |
1985 |
Buy |
| Lovers and Other Killers |
1986 |
Buy |
| Gin & Daggers |
1989 |
Buy |
| Manhattans & Murder |
1994 |
Buy |
| Brandy and Bullets |
1995 |
Buy |
| Martinis & Mayhem |
1995 |
Buy |
| Rum & Razors |
1995 |
Buy |
| A Deadly Judgment |
1996 |
Buy |
| A Palette for Murder |
1996 |
Buy |
| Murder on the QE2 |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Highland Fling Murders |
1997 |
Buy |
| A Little Yuletide Murder |
1998 |
Buy |
| Murder in Moscow |
1998 |
Buy |
| Knock ’em Dead |
1999 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch |
1999 |
Buy |
| Trick or Treachery |
2000 |
Buy |
| Blood on the Vine |
2001 |
Buy |
| Murder in a Minor Key |
2001 |
Buy |
| Provence to Die for |
2002 |
Buy |
| You Bet Your Life |
2002 |
Buy |
| Destination Murder |
2003 |
Buy |
| Majoring In Murder |
2003 |
Buy |
| A Vote for Murder |
2004 |
Buy |
| Dying to Retire |
2004 |
Buy |
| Margaritas and Murder |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Maine Mutiny |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Question of Murder |
2006 |
Buy |
| Three Strikes and You’re Dead |
2006 |
Buy |
| Coffee, Tea, or Murder? |
2007 |
Buy |
| Panning for Murder |
2007 |
Buy |
| A Slaying in Savannah |
2008 |
Buy |
| Murder on Parade |
2008 |
Buy |
| A Fatal Feast |
2009 |
Buy |
| Madison Avenue Shoot |
2009 |
Buy |
| Nashville Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Jewels |
2010 |
Buy |
| Skating on Thin Ice |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Fine Art of Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| Domestic Malice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Trouble at High Tide |
2012 |
Buy |
| Close-up on Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Prescription for Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Aloha Betrayed |
2014 |
Buy |
| Death of a Blue Blood |
2014 |
Buy |
| Killer in the Kitchen |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher |
2015 |
Buy |
| Design For Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| Hook, Line, and Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Date with Murder |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Time for Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Manuscript for Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder in Red |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder In Season |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Murder of Twelve |
2020 |
Buy |
| Debonair in Death |
2021 |
Buy |
| Killing in a Koi Pond |
2021 |
Buy |
| Killer on the Court |
2022 |
Buy |
| Death on the Emerald Isle |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder She Wrote Killer On Thecourt |
2023 |
Buy |
| Fit for Murder |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder Backstage |
2024 |
Buy |
Donald Bain Non-Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Coffee, Tea or Me? |
1967 |
Buy |
| Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake |
1969 |
Buy |
| Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume |
2002 |
Buy |
| The CIA’s Control of Candy Jones |
2002 |
Buy |
| Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame |
2004 |
Buy |
| Murder, HE Wrote |
2006 |
Buy |
Murder, She Wrote Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Murder of Sherlock Holmes |
1985 |
Buy |
| Hooray for Homicide |
1985 |
Buy |
| Lovers and Other Killers |
1986 |
Buy |
| Gin & Daggers |
1989 |
Buy |
| Brandy & Bullets |
1995 |
N/A |
| Manhattans & Murder |
1994 |
Buy |
| Rum & Razors |
1995 |
Buy |
| Brandy and Bullets |
1995 |
Buy |
| Martinis & Mayhem |
1995 |
Buy |
| A Deadly Judgment |
1996 |
Buy |
| A Palette for Murder |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Highland Fling Murders |
1997 |
Buy |
| Malý vánoční zločin |
1998 |
N/A |
| Murder on the QE2 |
1997 |
Buy |
| Murder in Moscow |
1998 |
Buy |
| A Little Yuletide Murder |
1998 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch |
1999 |
Buy |
| Knock ’em Dead |
1999 |
Buy |
| Murder in E Minor |
2001 |
N/A |
| Trick or Treachery |
2000 |
Buy |
| Provence - To Die For |
2002 |
N/A |
| Blood on the Vine |
2001 |
Buy |
| Majoring in Murder |
1997 |
N/A |
| Murder in a Minor Key |
2001 |
Buy |
| Provence to Die for |
2002 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Destination Murder |
2003 |
N/A |
| You Bet Your Life |
2002 |
Buy |
| Majoring In Murder |
2003 |
Buy |
| Destination Murder |
2003 |
Buy |
| Dying to Retire |
2004 |
Buy |
| Margaritas & Murder |
2005 |
N/A |
| A Vote for Murder |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Maine Mutiny |
2005 |
Buy |
| Margaritas and Murder |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Question of Murder |
2006 |
Buy |
| Three Strikes and You’re Dead |
2006 |
Buy |
| Coffee, Tea, or Murder? |
2007 |
Buy |
| Panning for Murder |
2007 |
Buy |
| Murder on Parade |
2008 |
Buy |
| A Slaying in Savannah |
2008 |
Buy |
| Madison Avenue Shoot |
2009 |
Buy |
| A Fatal Feast |
2009 |
Buy |
| Nashville Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Jewels |
2010 |
Buy |
| Skating on Thin Ice |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Fine Art of Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| Trouble at High Tide |
2012 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Close-Up On Murder |
2013 |
N/A |
| Domestic Malice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Prescription for Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Close-up on Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Aloha Betrayed |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher |
2015 |
N/A |
| Death of a Blue Blood |
2014 |
Buy |
| Killer in the Kitchen |
2015 |
Buy |
| Hook, Line and Murder |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher |
2015 |
Buy |
| Design For Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| Hook, Line, and Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Murder in Red |
2019 |
N/A |
| A Date with Murder |
2018 |
Buy |
| Manuscript for Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder in Red |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Time for Murder |
2019 |
N/A |
| The Murder of Twelve |
2020 |
Buy |
| Murder In Season |
2020 |
Buy |
| Killing in a Koi Pond |
2021 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle |
2023 |
N/A |
| Debonair in Death |
2021 |
Buy |
| Death on the Emerald Isle |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage |
2024 |
N/A |
| Killer on the Court |
2023 |
Buy |
| Fit for Murder |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder |
2025 |
N/A |
| Murder Backstage |
2024 |
Buy |
| A Killer Christmas |
2024 |
Buy |
| Snowy with a Chance of Murder |
2025 |
Buy |
| A Body in Boston |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Trees |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder Most Trivial |
2026 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Coffee, Tea or Me? |
1967 |
Buy |
| Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake |
1969 |
Buy |
| Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume |
2002 |
Buy |
| The CIA’s Control of Candy Jones |
2002 |
Buy |
| Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame |
2004 |
Buy |
| Murder, HE Wrote |
2006 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lights Out! |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Plays#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session |
2019 |
Buy |
Donald Bain was one of the most prolific mystery writers working in series fiction. He is best known for the Murder, She Wrote novels, based on the television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Bain took over the book series and wrote more than sixty entries, keeping Jessica Fletcher solving murders long after the TV show ended. The novels take Fletcher to locations around the world, from Savannah to the Emerald Isle.
Bain also wrote the Capital Crimes series of political thrillers set in Washington, D.C., with murders happening at landmarks like the White House, the Pentagon, and the Library of Congress. His non-fiction includes the notorious Coffee, Tea or Me? and a biography of Veronica Lake. Between Murder, She Wrote and Capital Crimes alone, Bain produced over a hundred novels across a career spanning more than five decades.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Donald Bain written?
Donald Bain has written 223 books across eight series.
What was Donald Bain's first book?
Donald Bain’s first book is Coffee, Tea or Me?, published in 1967.
How many Murder, She Wrote books did Donald Bain write?
Donald Bain wrote dozens of Murder, She Wrote novels, continuing the series based on the television show for over two decades. He became the primary author of the book series, which expanded far beyond the original TV run with new mysteries featuring Jessica Fletcher.