Order of Gail Bowen Books

Gail Bowen is a Canadian mystery novelist and playwright, known for her Joanne Kilbourn and Charlie D series. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she studied at the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Saskatchewan, later teaching English at the First Nations University of Canada. Several of her Joanne Kilbourn novels have been adapted into TV movies for Canadian television, produced by Shaftesbury Films and CTV. Bowen made her debut as a novelist in 1986 with the novella 1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide, co-written with Ron Marken, and her first solo novel, Deadly Appearances, was published in 1990. Below is a list of Gail Bowen’s books in the order of their initial release:

Gail Bowen became a published novelist in 1987 with the novel 1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide. Below is a list of Gail Bowen's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Deadly Appearances	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder at the Mendel / Love and Murder	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wandering Soul Murders	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Colder Kind of Death	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Killing Spring	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Verdict in Blood	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Burying Ariel	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Glass Coffin	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Good Day	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Endless Knot	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Brutal Heart	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nesting Dolls	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kaleidoscope	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gifted	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
12 Rose Street	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What's Left Behind	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Winners' Circle	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Darkness of the Heart	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Unlocking Season	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Image in the Lake	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What��s Past Is Prologue	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Legacy	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Charlie D Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Love You to Death	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One Fine Day You're Gonna Die	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shadow Killer	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Thirteenth Rose	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Plays Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dancing in Poppies	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gail Bowen Omnibus Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gail Bowen Bundle	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Sleuth	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Toronto Noir	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dame Was Trouble	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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