Gail Bowen
Gail Bowen is a Canadian author of mystery novels, in addition to being a playwright. She writes the Joanne Kilbourn series and the Charlie D series. Gail was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of Saskatchewan. She went on to teach English at the First Nations University of Canada. Several of her Joanne Kilbourn novels have been made into TV movies that have aired on Canadian television, produced by Shaftesbury Films and CTV.

Gail Bowen’s debut as a novelist was in 1986 with the novella 1919: The Love Letters of George and Adelaide, co-authored by Ron Marken. Her debut solo novel was Deadly Appearances in 1990. Below is a list of Gail Bowen’s books in order of when they were first released:

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Publication Order of Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Books

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

Publication Order of Charlie D Books

Love You to Death(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Fine Day You're Gonna Die(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shadow Killer(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Thirteenth Rose(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Plays

Dancing in Poppies(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Gail Bowen Omnibus Books

The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gail Bowen Bundle(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books

San Francisco Noir(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seattle Noir(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bronx Noir(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brooklyn Noir(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brooklyn Noir 2(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chicago Noir(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manhattan Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Miami Noir: The Classics(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
D.C. Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baltimore Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
London Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
New Orleans Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Los Angeles Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wall Street Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Havana Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Detroit Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Toronto Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Las Vegas Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manhattan Noir 2(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Paris Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Istanbul Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boston Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rome Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
San Francisco Noir 2(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Portland Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Delhi Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Phoenix Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Los Angeles Noir 2(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mexico City Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Richmond Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Orange County Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Indian Country Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moscow Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lone Star Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Philadelphia Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Haiti Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Copenhagen Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
San Diego Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pittsburgh Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Barcelona Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cape Cod Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Staten Island Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mumbai Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Long Island Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Venice Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kingston Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
St. Petersburg Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kansas City Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boston Noir 2(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manila Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Buffalo Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twin Cities Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dallas Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Haiti Noir 2(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Singapore Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prison Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tel Aviv Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tehran Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Belfast Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Helsinki Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Providence Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chicago Noir: The Classics(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Memphis Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Zagreb Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marseille Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beirut Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stockholm Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brussels Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mississippi Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
St. Louis Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prague Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
San Juan Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Oakland Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trinidad Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Atlanta Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
New Haven Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Montana Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Buenos Aires Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Montreal Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Berlin Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
São Paulo Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Santa Cruz Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lagos Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marrakech Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baghdad Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vancouver Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sydney Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hong Kong Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Amsterdam Noir(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Houston Noir(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Columbus Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Santa Fe Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Alabama Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Addis Ababa Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tampa Bay Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Belgrade Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Note: Murder at the Mendel was also published as Love and Murder.

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Gail Bowen Synopsis: Love You to Death is the first Charlie D mystery novel by Gail Bowen. Charlie D is a successful host of a late-night radio talk show. His listeners have a particularly intimate relationship with him and often reveal a lot about their lives, confident that he is trustworthy and that he can help them. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life’s winners. But Charlie feels like a fake. His easy confidence on-air belies the reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half his face. Love You to Death spans one hour on “The World According to Charlie D” – an hour during which he must both discover the long-time listener who is killing the people who trust him and attempt to come to terms with the man behind the birthmark.

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