Order of William J. Coughlin Books
William J. Coughlin (1929-1992) was an American novelist of legal thrillers. In addition to being an author, Coughlin was a U.S. administrative judge based out of Detroit. His series character is Charley Sloan.
William J. Coughlin became a published author in 1968 with The Dividend Was Death. Below is a list of William J. Coughlin’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Charley Sloan Books
(with Walter Sorrells)
| Shadow of a Doubt | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death Penalty | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Judgment | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Proof of Intent | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Dividend Was Death. | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Destruction Committee | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Grinding Mill | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stalking Man | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mark of Cain | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Day of Wrath | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cain's Chinese Puzzle | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Twelve Apostles | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her Father's Daughter | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Her Honor | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In The Presence of Enemies | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Heart of Justice | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Court | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No More Dreams | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Any novels by William Jeremiah Coughlin published after 1992 was ghostwritten or written by a co-author. Proof of Intent was co-authored by Walter Sorrells.
No More Dreams was later published under the title The Court.
The Cain series books were written under the pen name of Sean A. Key.
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