Author · updated 2026
Donald Bain Books in Order
Every Donald Bain book in publication order — 67 in total, spanning 1985–2019.
Publication Order of Old Murder, She Wrote Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hooray for Homicide | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Lovers and Other Killers | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Time for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Capital Crimes Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experiment in Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Undiplomatic Murder | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Internship in Murder | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Deadly Medicine | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Allied in Danger | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lights Out! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The CIA's Control of Candy Jones | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Murder, HE Wrote | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hooray for Homicide | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Lovers and Other Killers | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Gin & Daggers | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Manhattans & Murder | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Rum & Razors | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Brandy and Bullets | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Martinis & Mayhem | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Deadly Judgment | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Palette for Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Highland Fling Murders | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Murder on the QE2 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Murder in Moscow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Little Yuletide Murder | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Knock 'em Dead | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Trick or Treachery | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Blood on the Vine | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder in a Minor Key | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Provence to Die for | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | You Bet Your Life | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Majoring In Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Destination Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Dying to Retire | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Vote for Murder | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Maine Mutiny | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Margaritas and Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | A Question of Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Three Strikes and You're Dead | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Coffee, Tea, or Murder? | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Panning for Murder | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Murder on Parade | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | A Slaying in Savannah | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Madison Avenue Shoot | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Fatal Feast | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Nashville Noir | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Queen's Jewels | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Skating on Thin Ice | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Fine Art of Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Trouble at High Tide | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Domestic Malice | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Prescription for Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Close-up on Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Aloha Betrayed | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Death of a Blue Blood | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Killer in the Kitchen | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Design For Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Hook, Line, and Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Manuscript for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Murder in Red | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | A Time for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 67, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hooray for Homicide | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Hooray for Homicide | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Lovers and Other Killers | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Lovers and Other Killers | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Gin & Daggers | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Manhattans & Murder | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Rum & Razors | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Brandy and Bullets | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Martinis & Mayhem | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Deadly Judgment | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Palette for Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Highland Fling Murders | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Murder on the QE2 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Murder in Moscow | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Little Yuletide Murder | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Knock 'em Dead | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Trick or Treachery | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Blood on the Vine | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Murder in a Minor Key | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The CIA's Control of Candy Jones | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Provence to Die for | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | You Bet Your Life | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Majoring In Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Destination Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Dying to Retire | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | A Vote for Murder | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Maine Mutiny | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Margaritas and Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Murder, HE Wrote | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Question of Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Three Strikes and You're Dead | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Coffee, Tea, or Murder? | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Panning for Murder | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Murder on Parade | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | A Slaying in Savannah | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Madison Avenue Shoot | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | A Fatal Feast | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Nashville Noir | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Queen's Jewels | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Skating on Thin Ice | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Fine Art of Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Experiment in Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Trouble at High Tide | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Domestic Malice | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Prescription for Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Close-up on Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Undiplomatic Murder | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Lights Out! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Aloha Betrayed | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Death of a Blue Blood | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Internship in Murder | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Killer in the Kitchen | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Deadly Medicine | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Design For Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Hook, Line, and Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Allied in Danger | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | A Time for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Manuscript for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Murder in Red | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | A Time for Murder | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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