Donald Bain fu un autore e ghostwriter americano affermato, noto principalmente per il suo lavoro nel genere mistero. Nato nel 1935, ha scritto oltre 115 libri durante la sua carriera, che durò più di quattro decenni. Le opere di Bain sono apparse frequentemente nelle liste dei bestseller e molte di esse sono basate su generi mistero e thriller, spesso incentrate su misteri di omicidio.
Bain iniziò la sua carriera come scrittore e regista per la Peckham Productions, dove creò cortometraggi per vari clienti. Successivamente, si dedicò alla scrittura e alla produzione di serie giornaliere, tra cui "Jackie Douglas Reports" e "Around The House". Bain scrisse e ospitò anche la serie sanitaria "House Call", acclamata a livello nazionale. Oltre al suo lavoro in televisione, Bain fu un pubbliche relation executive di successo, guidando campagne per American Airlines e McCann-Erikson. Lavorò anche come consulente per la Pan Am durante l'introduzione del 747.
Bain è forse più noto per il suo lavoro come "co-autore" della serie di libri Murder, She Wrote, legata alla serie TV, insieme al personaggio fittizio e protagonista Jessica Fletcher. Ha anche scritto sotto numerosi pseudonimi, tra cui Jessica Fletcher, Joan Wood, J.D. Hardin, Nick Vasile, Mike Lundy, Pamela South, Lee Jackson, Stephanie Blake, Marjorie Margolies, Kathy Cole e Donna Bain. Bain è sopravvissuto alla moglie, fellow writer Renee Paley-Bain, due figlie e quattro nipoti. Sua figlia, Laurie Bain Wilson, è anche una scrittrice.
In sintesi, Donald Bain è stato un autore e ghostwriter prolifico e di successo, noto per il suo lavoro nel genere mistero. Ha scritto oltre 115 libri, molti dei quali bestseller, e ha lavorato come scrittore, regista e produttore in televisione. Bain è anche stato un pubbliche relation executive e consulente di successo. È forse più noto per il suo lavoro sulla serie di libri Murder, She Wrote e per aver scritto sotto numerosi pseudonimi. Bain è sopravvissuto alla moglie, alle figlie e ai nipoti.
Capital Crimes Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
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Murder in the White House ( By: Margaret Truman)
1980
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Murder on Capitol Hill ( By: Margaret Truman)
1981
3
Murder in the Supreme Court ( By: Margaret Truman)
1982
4
Murder in the Smithsonian ( By: Margaret Truman)
1983
5
Murder on Embassy Row ( By: Margaret Truman)
1984
6
Murder at the FBI ( By: Margaret Truman)
1985
7
Murder in Georgetown ( By: Margaret Truman)
1986
8
Murder in the CIA ( By: Margaret Truman)
1987
9
Murder at the Kennedy Center ( By: Margaret Truman)
1989
10
Murder at the National Cathedral ( By: Margaret Truman)
1990
11
Murder at the Pentagon ( By: Margaret Truman)
1992
12
Murder on the Potomac ( By: Margaret Truman)
1994
13
Murder at the National Gallery ( By: Margaret Truman)
1996
14
Murder in the House ( By: Margaret Truman)
1997
15
Murder at the Watergate ( By: Margaret Truman)
1998
16
Murder at the Library of Congress ( By: Margaret Truman)
1999
17
Murder in Foggy Bottom ( By: Margaret Truman)
2000
18
Murder in Havana ( By: Margaret Truman)
2001
19
Murder at Ford's Theatre ( By: Margaret Truman)
2002
20
Murder at Union Station ( By: Margaret Truman)
2004
21
Murder at The Washington Tribune ( By: Margaret Truman)
2005
22
Murder at the Opera ( By: Margaret Truman)
2006
23
Murder on K Street ( By: Margaret Truman)
2007
24
Murder Inside the Beltway ( By: Margaret Truman)
2008
25
Monument to Murder ( By: Margaret Truman)
2011
26
Experiment in Murder (With: Margaret Truman)
2012
27
Undiplomatic Murder (With: Margaret Truman)
2014
28
Internship in Murder (With: Margaret Truman)
2015
29
Deadly Medicine (With: Margaret Truman)
2016
30
Allied in Danger (With: Margaret Truman)
2018
31
Murder on the Metro (By: Jon Land, Margaret Truman)
2021
32
Murder at the CDC (By: Jon Land, Margaret Truman)
2022
Capital Crimes Books (with Jon Land, with Margaret Truman, with)
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Murder in the White House
1980
2
Murder on Capitol Hill
1981
3
Murder in the Supreme Court
1982
4
Murder in the Smithsonian
1983
5
Murder on Embassy Row
1984
6
Murder at the FBI
1985
7
Murder in Georgetown
1986
8
Murder in the CIA
1987
9
Murder at the Kennedy Center
1989
10
Murder at the National Cathedral
1990
11
Murder at the Pentagon
1992
12
Murder on the Potomac
1994
13
Murder at the National Gallery
1996
14
Murder in the House
1997
15
Murder at the Watergate
1998
16
Murder at the Library of Congress
1999
17
Murder in Foggy Bottom
2000
18
Murder in Havana
2001
19
Murder at Ford's Theatre
2002
20
Murder at Union Station
2004
21
Murder at The Washington Tribune
2005
22
Murder at the Opera
2006
23
Murder on K Street
2007
24
Murder Inside the Beltway
2008
25
Monument to Murder
2011
26
Experiment in Murder
2012
27
Undiplomatic Murder
2014
28
Internship in Murder
2015
29
Deadly Medicine
2016
30
Allied in Danger
2018
31
Murder on the Metro
2021
32
Murder at the CDC
2022
Romanzi singoli
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Lights Out!
2014
Libri di non-fiction
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Coffee, Tea or Me?
1967
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Coffee, Tea or Me? (With: Rachel Jones, Trudy Baker)
1967
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Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake
1969
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Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake (With: Eddie Muller, Veronica Lake)
1969
5
Every Midget Has an Uncle Sam Costume
2002
6
The CIA's Control of Candy Jones
2002
7
Charlie and the Shawneetown Dame
2004
8
Murder, HE Wrote
2006
Spettacoli teatrali singoli
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Olden Times, or the Rising of the Session
2019
Murder, She Wrote Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (With: James Anderson, Jessica Fletcher)
1985
2
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
1985
3
Hooray for Homicide (With: James Anderson, Jessica Fletcher)
1985
4
Hooray for Homicide
1985
5
Lovers and Other Killers (With: James Anderson, Jessica Fletcher)
1986
6
Lovers and Other Killers
1986
7
Gin & Daggers (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1989
8
Gin & Daggers
1989
9
Manhattans & Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1994
10
Manhattans & Murder
1994
11
Rum & Razors (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1995
12
Rum & Razors
1995
13
Brandy and Bullets (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1995
14
Brandy and Bullets
1995
15
Martinis & Mayhem (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1995
16
Martinis & Mayhem
1995
17
A Deadly Judgment (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1996
18
A Deadly Judgment
1996
19
A Palette for Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1996
20
A Palette for Murder
1996
21
The Highland Fling Murders
1997
22
The Highland Fling Murders (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1997
23
Murder on the QE2
1997
24
Murder on the QE2 (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1997
25
Murder in Moscow (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1998
26
Murder in Moscow
1998
27
A Little Yuletide Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1998
28
A Little Yuletide Murder
1998
29
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1999
30
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch
1999
31
Knock 'em Dead
1999
32
Knock 'em Dead (With: Jessica Fletcher)
1999
33
Trick or Treachery
2000
34
Trick or Treachery (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2000
35
Blood on the Vine (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2001
36
Blood on the Vine
2001
37
Murder in a Minor Key
2001
38
Murder in a Minor Key (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2001
39
Provence to Die for
2002
40
Provence to Die for (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2002
41
You Bet Your Life (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2002
42
You Bet Your Life
2002
43
Majoring In Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2003
44
Majoring In Murder
2003
45
Destination Murder
2003
46
Destination Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2003
47
Dying to Retire (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2004
48
Dying to Retire
2004
49
A Vote for Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2004
50
A Vote for Murder
2004
51
The Maine Mutiny
2005
52
The Maine Mutiny (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2005
53
Margaritas and Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2005
54
Margaritas and Murder
2005
55
A Question of Murder
2006
56
A Question of Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2006
57
Three Strikes and You're Dead (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2006
58
Three Strikes and You're Dead
2006
59
Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2007
60
Coffee, Tea, or Murder?
2007
61
Panning for Murder
2007
62
Panning for Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2007
63
Murder on Parade (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2008
64
Murder on Parade
2008
65
A Slaying in Savannah (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2008
66
A Slaying in Savannah
2008
67
Madison Avenue Shoot (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2009
68
Madison Avenue Shoot
2009
69
A Fatal Feast (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2009
70
A Fatal Feast
2009
71
Nashville Noir
2010
72
Nashville Noir (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2010
73
The Queen's Jewels (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2010
74
The Queen's Jewels
2010
75
Skating on Thin Ice (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2011
76
Skating on Thin Ice
2011
77
The Fine Art of Murder
2011
78
The Fine Art of Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2011
79
Trouble at High Tide
2012
80
Trouble at High Tide (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2012
81
Domestic Malice (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2012
82
Domestic Malice
2012
83
Prescription for Murder
2013
84
Prescription for Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2013
85
Close-up on Murder
2013
86
Close-up on Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2013
87
Aloha Betrayed
2014
88
Aloha Betrayed (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2014
89
Death of a Blue Blood (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2014
90
Death of a Blue Blood
2014
91
Killer in the Kitchen
2015
92
Killer in the Kitchen (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2015
93
The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2015
94
The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher
2015
95
Design For Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2016
96
Design For Murder
2016
97
Hook, Line, and Murder (With: Jessica Fletcher)
2016
98
Hook, Line, and Murder
2016
99
A Date with Murder
2018
100
A Date with Murder (By: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2018
101
Manuscript for Murder (By: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2019
102
Manuscript for Murder
2019
103
Murder in Red (By: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2019
104
Murder in Red
2019
105
A Time for Murder
2019
106
A Time for Murder (With: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2019
107
The Murder of Twelve
2020
108
The Murder of Twelve (By: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2020
109
Murder In Season (By: Jon Land, Jessica Fletcher)
2020
110
Murder In Season
2020
111
Killing in a Koi Pond
2021
112
Killing in a Koi Pond (By: Terrie Farley Moran, Jessica Fletcher)
2021
113
Debonair in Death
2021
114
Debonair in Death (By: Terrie Farley Moran, Jessica Fletcher)
2021
115
Killer on the Court
2022
116
Death on the Emerald Isle (By: Terrie Farley Moran, Jessica Fletcher)
2023
117
Killer on the Court (By: Terrie Farley Moran, Jessica Fletcher)
2023
118
Death on the Emerald Isle
2023
119
Fit for Murder (By: Terrie Farley Moran, Jessica Fletcher)