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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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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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