Donald Bain Books in Order
This page covers the Donald Bain continuation of Margaret Truman's Capital Crimes novels, with books in order, summaries, background, and where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
14 books
Hooray for Homicide
by Donald Bain
1985
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
by Donald Bain
1985
Lovers and Other Killers
by Donald Bain
1986
Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume
by Donald Bain
2002
The CIA's Control of Candy Jones
by Donald Bain
2002
Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame
by Donald Bain
2004
Murder, HE Wrote
by Donald Bain
2006
Experiment in Murder
by Margaret Truman
2012
When psychiatrist Mark Sedgwick is killed, Mackenzie Smith defends a patient who quickly becomes a suspect. The case twists into a CIA mind control program and a programmed assassin willing to kill anyone in the way.
Lights Out!
by Donald Bain
2014
Undiplomatic Murder
by Margaret Truman
2014
State Department security investigator Robert Brixton loses his daughter in a cafe bombing and refuses to let the case go. His search uncovers embassy killings, political protection, and a violent cabal hiding behind public respectability.
Internship in Murder
by Margaret Truman
2015
Congressional intern Laura Bennett disappears after getting too close to a charismatic congressman with a polished family-values image. When she turns up dead in the Congressional Cemetery, Robert Brixton starts pulling at the lies around her.
Deadly Medicine
by Margaret Truman
2016
Robert Brixton stumbles into a pharmaceutical case where a promising new painkiller has made somebody desperate enough to kill. Corporate greed, medical stakes, and Washington influence turn the search for truth into a dangerous chase.
Allied in Danger
by Margaret Truman
2018
Robert Brixton investigates a fraudulent charity and a brutal power struggle with ties to Nigeria, while a British security officer hunts answers about his son's death. The story pushes the series beyond Washington into international intrigue.
A Time for Murder
by Jon Land
2019
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