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Capital Crimes Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Capital Crimes books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Capital Crimes series? Start with "Murder in the White House" (1980) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Capital Crimes reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Murder in the White House
1980

Murder on Capitol Hill
1981

Murder in the Supreme Court
1982

Murder in the Smithsonian
1983

Murder on Embassy Row
1984

Murder at the FBI
1985

Murder in Georgetown
1986

Murder in the CIA
1987

Murder at the Kennedy Center
1989

Murder at the National Cathedral
1990

Murder at the Pentagon
1992

Murder on the Potomac
1994

Murder at the National Gallery
1996

Murder in the House
1997

Murder at the Watergate
1998

Murder at the Library of Congress
1999

Murder in Foggy Bottom
2000

Murder in Havana
2001

Murder at Ford's Theatre
2002

Murder at Union Station
2004

Murder at The Washington Tribune
2005

Murder at the Opera
2006

Murder on K Street
2007

Murder Inside the Beltway
2008

Monument to Murder
2011

Experiment in Murder (With: Donald Bain)
2012

Undiplomatic Murder (With: Donald Bain)
2014

Internship in Murder (With: Donald Bain)
2015

Deadly Medicine (With: Donald Bain)
2016

Allied in Danger (With: Donald Bain)
2018

Murder on the Metro (With: Jon Land)
2021

Murder at the CDC (With: Jon Land)
2022
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