Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder in the White House | 1980 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 2 | Murder on Capitol Hill | 1981 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 3 | Murder in the Supreme Court | 1982 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 4 | Murder in the Smithsonian | 1983 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 5 | Murder on Embassy Row | 1984 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 6 | Murder at the FBI | 1985 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 7 | Murder in Georgetown | 1986 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 8 | Murder in the CIA | 1987 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 9 | Murder at the Kennedy Center | 1989 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 10 | Murder at the National Cathedral | 1990 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 11 | Murder at the Pentagon | 1992 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 12 | Murder on the Potomac | 1994 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 13 | Murder at the National Gallery | 1996 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 14 | Murder in the House | 1997 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 15 | Murder at the Watergate | 1998 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 16 | Murder at the Library of Congress | 1999 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 17 | Murder in Foggy Bottom | 2000 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 18 | Murder in Havana | 2001 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 19 | Murder at Ford’s Theatre | 2002 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 20 | Murder at Union Station | 2004 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 21 | Murder at Union Station a capital crimes novel | 2004 | Donald Bain | N/A |
| 22 | Murder at The Washington Tribune | 2005 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 23 | Murder at the Opera | 2006 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 24 | Murder on K Street | 2007 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 25 | Murder Inside the Beltway | 2008 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 26 | Murder Inside the Beltway: A Capital Crimes Novel | 2008 | Donald Bain | N/A |
| 27 | Monument to Murder | 2011 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 28 | Experiment in Murder | 2012 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 29 | Margaret Truman’s Experiment in Murder | 2012 | Donald Bain | N/A |
| 30 | Undiplomatic Murder | 2014 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 31 | Internship in Murder | 2015 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 32 | Deadly Medicine | 2016 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 33 | Allied in Danger | 2018 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 34 | Murder on the Metro | 2021 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 35 | Murder at the CDC | 2022 | Donald Bain | Buy |
The Capital Crimes series places murder mysteries inside the most recognizable institutions of American government. Beginning with Murder in the White House in 1980, the books work through a roster of D.C. landmarks: Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court, the Smithsonian, Embassy Row, the FBI, the CIA, and beyond. The series was originally associated with Margaret Truman, though Donald Bain wrote or co-wrote the entries.
With thirty-five books spanning over four decades, the series provides a fictional tour of Washington’s power centers. Each novel stands alone as a self-contained mystery, making it easy for readers to pick up whichever setting interests them most.