Donald Bain (writer)

Donald Bain (born 1935) is a United States author and ghostwriter, having written over 80 books in his 40-year career. A graduate of Purdue University, he is the recipient of many writing awards. Bain is a professional jazz musician as well as a writer. He is married to Renée Paley-Bain, who is also a writer. Bain has two daughters, Laurie Bain Wilson (who is also a writer and author) and Pamela Bain Shippee (who is a teacher), and four grandsons, Alexander Bain Wilson, Zachary Shippee, Jake Shippee, and Luke Shippee. Bain's great-grandfather, Cornelius (Con) Daily was a major league baseball player.

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Bibliography

The Coffee, Tea or Me? series

byline: Trudy Baker and Rachel Jones

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)
  • A Fatal Feast (2009)
  • Nashville Noir (2010)
  • The Queen's Jewels (2010)
  • Skating on Thin Ice (2011)
  • The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
  • Trouble at High Tide (2012)
  • Domestic Malice (2012)

Various comedies

The J.D. Hardin western series

byline: J.D. Hardin

Other novels

Biographies & Autobiographies

Other books

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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