Donald Bain (writer)

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Donald Bain (born 1935) is an author and ghostwriter, having written over 80 books in his 40-year career.

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[edit] Bibliography

[edit] The Coffee, Tea or Me? series

byline: Trudy Baker and Rachel Jones

  • Coffee, Tea or Me? (1967)
  • The Coffee Tea or Me Girls’ Round-the-World Diary (1970)
  • The Coffee Tea or Me Girls Lay It on the Line (1972)
  • The Coffee Tea or Me Girls Get Away From it All (1974)

[edit] The Murder, She Wrote series

byline: Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain

  • Gin and Daggers (1st edition) (1989)
  • Manhattans and Murder (1994)
  • Rum and Razors (1995)
  • Brandy and Bullets (1995)
  • Martinis and Mayhem (1995)
  • A Deadly Judgment (1996)
  • A Palette for Murder (1996)
  • The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
  • Murder on the QE2 (1997)
  • Murder in Moscow (1998)
  • A Little Yuletide Murder (1998)
  • Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
  • Knock 'em Dead (1999)
  • Gin and Daggers (2nd edition) (2000)
  • Trick or Treachery (2000)
  • Blood on the Vine (2001)
  • Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
  • Provence - to Die for (2002)
  • You Bet Your Life (2002)
  • Majoring in Murder (2003)
  • Destination Murder (2003)
  • Dying to Retire (2004)
  • A Vote for Murder (2004)
  • The Maine Mutiny (2005)
  • Margaritas and Murder (2005)
  • A Question of Murder (2006)
  • Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
  • Coffee, Tea or Murder (2007)
  • Panning for Murder (2007)
  • Murder on Parade (2008)
  • A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
  • Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)

[edit] Various comedies

  • Tender Loving Care – byline: Joni Moura & Jackie Sutherland
  • Girlpower – byline: Kathy Cole & Donna Bain
  • How to Make a Good Airline Stewardess – byline: Cornelius Wohl & Bill Wenzel
  • If It Moves, Kiss It – byline: Joni Moura & Jackie Sutherland
  • We Gave at the Office – byline: Laura Mills & Pauline Burlick
  • Fly Me - byline: Cornelius Wohl & Bill Wenzel
  • Teachers Pet – byline: Janet McMillan & Mitzi Sims
  • The Casting Couch and Me – byline: Joan Wood
  • Wall Street & Broad – byline: Teri Palmer

[edit] The J.D. Hardin western series

byline: J.D. Hardin

  • Bloody Sands
  • The Spirit & the Flesh
  • Death Flotilla
  • The Lone Star Massacre
  • Raider’s Revenge
  • Raider’s Hell
  • Apache Gold
  • Bibles, Bullets & Brides
  • Death Lode

[edit] Other novels

  • The Airport Affair (1975) – byline: David Toma & Jack Pearl
  • The Affair of the Unhappy Hooker (1976) – byline: David Toma & Jack Pearl
  • Sado Cop (1976) – byline: Nick Vasile
  • A Member of the Family (1993) – byline: Nick Vasile
  • Raven (1987) – byline: Mike Lundy
  • Baby Farm (1987) – byline: Mike Lundy
  • Daughter of the Sand (1978) – byline: Pamela South
  • The Eagle & the Serpent (1982) – byline: Lee Jackson
  • Texas Lily (1987) – byline: Stephanie Blake

[edit] Biographies & Autobiographies

  • Murder HE Wrote: A Successful Writer's Life (2006) (Autobiography)

[edit] Other books

  • The Racing Flag (1965) – byline: Bloys Britt & Bill France
  • Veronica (1969) – byline: Veronica Lake
  • The Case Against Private Aviation (1969) – byline: Donald Bain
  • Long John Nebel (1974) – byline: Donald Bain
  • The Control of Candy Jones (1976) – byline: Donald Bain
  • Club Tropique (1978) – byline: Donald Bain
  • War in Illinois (1978) – byline: Donald Bain
  • Charlie & the Shawneetown Dame (2004) – byline: Donald Bain
  • Caviar, Caviar, Caviar (1981) – byline: Gerald M. Stein & Donald Bain
  • The "Girls" in the Newsroom (1983) – byline: Marjorie Margolies
  • The World’s Best Bartenders’ Guide (1998)– byline: Joseph Scott & Donald Bain

[edit] Unacknowledged books

A ghostwriter is often required to be anonymous as a part of the contract to write the book. Some sources claim Bain is the author of most of the mystery novels attributed to Margaret Truman but Bain denies this.[1]

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